Regarding Gryffindor/Slytherin reversal, have you read "The Little White Horse"? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0142300276/qid=1103373563/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-9599662-8248029?v=glance&s=books&n=507846... JKR's favorite book as a child, she says, and there's massive affectionate borrowings from it in HP. It's my main talisman against the Slytherin situation remaining unchanged, as the whole point of LWH is the healing of a split between 'dark' and 'light' sides of an ancient family, and the correcting of misconceptions and demonizations on both sides. I HIGHLY recommend it.
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JKR's favorite book as a child, she says, and there's massive affectionate borrowings from it in HP. It's my main talisman against the Slytherin situation remaining unchanged, as the whole point of LWH is the healing of a split between 'dark' and 'light' sides of an ancient family, and the correcting of misconceptions and demonizations on both sides. I HIGHLY recommend it.
Sydney