Blog Post #21 25/01/16
In the famous novel and movie series of Harry Potter, there are 4 houses at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.
In the Ravenclaw house are the intelligent. The people who rely more on logic than anything else. The ones who will pick the smart choice, and the ones who probably know all the spells and potion recipes off by heart.
In the Hufflepuff house are the loyal. The people who put their friends and family before others, the ones who will be kind and considerate at any given time. They are born to be friends.
And in the Slytherin house are the cunning. Some may say evil, and sometimes they'd be correct. "There isn't a single wizard who's gone bad that wasn't in Slytherin," said Ron. The Slytherins are intelligent, but they use that more in competition than in general life. They are born to compete.
The Gryffindor house is the house of the brave. The reason Gryffindor is is different, however, is that no one is born a Gryffindor. With all of the other houses, the characteristics are ones you're born with, ones invested in your genetics and natural personality. Bravery, however, is not one of those traits. No one is born to be a Gryffindor, you must choose to be brave. You won't be in Gryffindor if you don't want to because you have to choose bravery. Harry, Ron, and Hermione technically don't belong in Gryffindor. Hermione belongs in Ravenclaw, Ron belongs in Hufflepuff, and Harry belongs in Slytherin. All of them are in Gryffindor simply because they chose to be. They decided they wanted to be brave and that's what bravery is.
I think that this really symbolizes the reality of bravery in people. Bravery is not something that you can force into someone. No one just has courage if they don't want it. To be courageous one must want to stand up. I find this quite inspiring, because this means JK Rowling is suggesting that anybody has the ability to be brave, they just have to choose to do so.
Yours truly,
Kat N.
I think that this really symbolizes the reality of bravery in people. Bravery is not something that you can force into someone. No one just has courage if they don't want it. To be courageous one must want to stand up. I find this quite inspiring, because this means JK Rowling is suggesting that anybody has the ability to be brave, they just have to choose to do so.
Yours truly,
Kat N.