Actually, I couldn't pick out the holes right now. They're probably there, but I can't be bothered to find them. What really seems to strike me, though, is the way you talked about the Trio being an autonomous unit within Gryffindor as opposed to Slytherin's heirarchy. It's really set me to thinking.
I don't think it's insignificant that in OotP Harry is the one to lead the DA not only in name, but in actuality. The sorting hat did want to put him in Slytherin, and only put him in Gryffindor when Potter refused. What basically made Harry say "no" was not any informed moral choice, but the fact that Draco made fun of Harry's first "contact" in the magical world, and also the fact that the first friendly faces he saw on Sept. 1 were the Weasleys, who hold Slytherin in low regard. I'm not saying that all Slytherin aren't slime, but the assumption that Slytherin=Death Eater 100% of the time is just silly. Anyway, if my assumptions based on my own reading and other people's essays are correct, a Slytherin personality is adaptable, with a predisposition toward being the leader. Yes, Hermione and Ron pushed Harry into doing the DA, and Hermione came up with a clever way to stay informed of one another without letting on to anyone who wasn't in their circle, but once the ball got rolling it was Harry's game.
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Date: 2004-03-21 08:15 pm (UTC)I don't think it's insignificant that in OotP Harry is the one to lead the DA not only in name, but in actuality. The sorting hat did want to put him in Slytherin, and only put him in Gryffindor when Potter refused. What basically made Harry say "no" was not any informed moral choice, but the fact that Draco made fun of Harry's first "contact" in the magical world, and also the fact that the first friendly faces he saw on Sept. 1 were the Weasleys, who hold Slytherin in low regard. I'm not saying that all Slytherin aren't slime, but the assumption that Slytherin=Death Eater 100% of the time is just silly. Anyway, if my assumptions based on my own reading and other people's essays are correct, a Slytherin personality is adaptable, with a predisposition toward being the leader. Yes, Hermione and Ron pushed Harry into doing the DA, and Hermione came up with a clever way to stay informed of one another without letting on to anyone who wasn't in their circle, but once the ball got rolling it was Harry's game.