Albus Severus Potter, Which Hous is he in & what is he like? |
 Jan 21 2008, 11:49 AM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 29 Joined: 10:21am January 21, 2008  |
Has JK Rowling ever answerd this question? I would hope he ended up in Gryffindor. Maybe Slytherin is so toned down it doesn't matter, but I still love Gryffindor. What do you guys think?
Also, of Harry's children, is Albus the one most like his father or not? |
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Jan 21 2008, 12:28 PM
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Gringott's Cart Axle Greaser Posts: 2,773 Joined: 4:37pm September 28, 2005 Location: In my tower, dwelling on ...   |
ASP is almost certainly a Gryffindor. I'm sure he took his father's advice and made his wishes known to the sorting hat.
Edited to add: I just noticed that Albus Severus Potter's initials form the word "asp," which is a type of viper, a venomous snake. So maybe he ended up in Slytherin's house after all. 
This post has been edited by towerdweller: Jan 21 2008, 12:31 PM -------------------- “Wisdom is a flower from which the bee its honey makes and the spider poison, each according to its own nature.” (By an unknown adept) Proud Supporter of the "Rotfang Conspiracy." |
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Jan 21 2008, 02:18 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 200 Joined: 6:31am January 6, 2008 Location: Fishing for Freshwater Plimpies |
QUOTE(towerdweller @ Jan 21 2008, 06:28 PM)  ASP is almost certainly a Gryffindor. I'm sure he took his father's advice and made his wishes known to the sorting hat. Edited to add: I just noticed that Albus Severus Potter's initials form the word "asp," which is a type of viper, a venomous snake. So maybe he ended up in Slytherin's house after all. Good eye there, towerdweller. But I do believe that ASP would've been sorted into Gryffindor because, as you said, he would've followed his fathers advice. What's to say, though, that he didn't end up in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, both very noble houses? -------------------- "It's lucky it's dark...I haven't blushed so much since Madame Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs." -Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, ?-1996  Thanks theonlysong |
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Jan 21 2008, 02:35 PM
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Daily Prophet Photographer Posts: 875 Joined: 3:46pm January 7, 2008 Location: Macedonia |
QUOTE(Jeaneai @ Jan 21 2008, 08:18 PM) QUOTE(towerdweller @ Jan 21 2008, 06:28 PM) ASP is almost certainly a Gryffindor. I'm sure he took his father's advice and made his wishes known to the sorting hat. Edited to add: I just noticed that Albus Severus Potter's initials form the word "asp," which is a type of viper, a venomous snake. So maybe he ended up in Slytherin's house after all. Good eye there, towerdweller. But I do believe that ASP would've been sorted into Gryffindor because, as you said, he would've followed his fathers advice. What's to say, though, that he didn't end up in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, both very noble houses? I agree with you. I mean after what happened at Hogwarts I don't think that the Slytherin house remain the same but I think the ASP will ask the hat to chose Griffindor. It is my opinion and I think that he is a lot like his father  And it would be great to see him in HP&DH movie
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Jan 21 2008, 04:28 PM
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Gringott's Cart Axle Greaser Posts: 2,773 Joined: 4:37pm September 28, 2005 Location: In my tower, dwelling on ... |
QUOTE(Jeaneai @ Jan 21 2008, 01:18 PM) What's to say, though, that he didn't end up in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, both very noble houses? It's quite possible that ASP did end up in one of the other houses. However, the Sorting Hat appears to match students' values to the house values that the Four Founders established early on at Hogwarts. Since child's values are often influenced by her/his parents, APS likely values those same things that lead to the Sorting Hat placing Harry and Ginny in Gryffindor. It would be a really big story if he landed anyplace but Gryffindor tower.-------------------- “Wisdom is a flower from which the bee its honey makes and the spider poison, each according to its own nature.” (By an unknown adept) Proud Supporter of the "Rotfang Conspiracy." |
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Jan 21 2008, 09:02 PM
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Sundae-Nut-Chopper at Florean Fortescue's Posts: 921 Joined: 10:41pm March 2, 2007 Location: Entering the Ministry of Magic |
I would like to see him be a Slytherin. They need a solid nice guy in that house and what better credentials than Albus, whose dad is Harry Potter and who is named after DD and the latest Slytherin hero - Severus Snape. Albus is also the one with Lily's green eyes. It would be fitting for those green eyes that Snape loved to belong to the Green and Silver house. And it would be a great continuation of the story to have him be the odd Sytherin in a house of Gryffindors - a bit like the reverse of Sirius.
-------------------- "I would like to say a few words. Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! And now before we go to bed, let us sing the school song! Everyone pick their favorite tune...and off we go!" Dumbledore; Sorcerer's Stone. |
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Jan 21 2008, 10:22 PM
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Buying a Half-Kneazle Posts: 515 Joined: 1:37pm September 7, 2007 Location: Azkaban, Practicing my Patronus |
A middle (birth order) child (or was he possibly adopted??), carrying 2 (actually 3) very powerful names. A direct relative to the Gaunts (but not a descendant of Salazar Slytherin?). 3/4 magical, 1/4 muggle-born grandparents. And how far will the Sorting Hat be willing to go along with Albus Severus wishes? Besides, who are the First Years he meets on the Hogwarts Express, and what Houses are they sorted into?
If Slughorn is still around, A.S. will be an easy target for him. So what House does he get sorted into? Well let's look at it from this perspective. James is in Gryffindor. He bullies Albus Severus a lot, it seems. How long is the train ride to Hogsmeade Station? He's got some time to think and to "sort out his priorities." Would Harry or Ginny be disappointed if he weren't in Gryffindor? My guess, yes (more Giny). This is a lot of pressure to put on an 11 year old. I woud be completely baffled, if I didn't take his name into consideration. Albus Dumbledore - Gryffindor(?), Severus Snape - Slytherin. Potter family - Gryffindor (?). Does it really matter? YES, it does; otherwise this thread would never have been initiated. ANSWER: Slytherin. Why? Albus Severus' challenge is to break free from the "common mold" of the Potters. As good a brother that James must be to him, there are a few things that we can infer about this First Year: He is not his older brother. He does not seem to be a follower (in the traditional sense.) Harry made it OK for him to be a Slytherin - lucky in fact for Slytherin House to have him. 2nd birth order children are often left-handed; a sign of seeking new ways to accomplish a task; or to bring about change (thinking outside of the box). Finally, had Snape not been into the DE's, Lily might have actually leaned toward Slytherin in the first place. Final answer: Who knows? -------------------- In troubled times, it is often better to remember simple pleasures - family, virtue, and character - rather than to succumb to the woesome distractions of desire, defeat, and disillusionment. ELC
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Jan 22 2008, 01:09 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 200 Joined: 6:31am January 6, 2008 Location: Fishing for Freshwater Plimpies |
QUOTE(towerdweller @ Jan 21 2008, 10:28 PM) QUOTE(Jeaneai @ Jan 21 2008, 01:18 PM) What's to say, though, that he didn't end up in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, both very noble houses? It's quite possible that ASP did end up in one of the other houses. However, the Sorting Hat appears to match students' values to the house values that the Four Founders established early on at Hogwarts. Since child's values are often influenced by her/his parents, APS likely values those same things that lead to the Sorting Hat placing Harry and Ginny in Gryffindor. It would be a really big story if he landed anyplace but Gryffindor tower.I suppose that you do have a point. But what's to say that Albus does not value brains more than bravery? One does not always inherit one's values from one's parents [Is that three 'one's' in one sentence?  ]On a related note, do we happen to know which house Dumbledore was in? -------------------- "It's lucky it's dark...I haven't blushed so much since Madame Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs." -Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, ?-1996 Thanks theonlysong |
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Jan 22 2008, 01:17 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 107 Joined: 7:40am June 5, 2006 Location: NYC |
I too think ASP goes to Slytherin, as what little we see of him is more evocative of a young Snape (as seen trough The Prince's Tale) than anyone else. He's shy. He's bullied. And he's already thinking politically as evidenced by his worry over how his brother treats him and how other people will perceive him. That to me says Slytherin. And let's not forget just how conniving even the Gryffindor wizard he's named after was.
As much as JKR did little in the series to show the type of integrity that must be possible from Slytherins (you can't tell me 25% of children are just EVIL), even with their very different codes, I have to believe ASP is her stab at implying the redemption of Slytherin House -- if Harry Potter's delicate shy boy might find a home there, surely it's not such a bad place when properly lead and freed from corrupting influences? -------------------- |
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Jan 22 2008, 01:28 PM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 237 Joined: 9:50am September 5, 2007 Location: Helping Harry with his homework |
I know,that little Al could be in Slytherin,but I still hope that he ends up in Gryffindor.Slytherin always was so unfriendly and I like this boy very much and I don't want him to be in cold and rather spooky Slytherin.
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