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Uncle Moose · 02-02-2015, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by emjay

Nessa eyes shifted from Ægis to Zahra as he pointed at her, then back to him again. Yes, she nodded, sword and hat.. that had been mentioned. Then she tilted her head a bit and gave him a knowing smile. ”True Gryffindor.. why do you think he put that into place? And what makes one a true Gryffindor?” She was interested in his thoughts on the matter actually.. was it as cut and dried as it sounded or was there something more to it?

Once she felt that everyone had time to answer, Nessa waved her wand and transferred some of the most pertinent information on the board. "Great answers, everyone! These are some basic things we know about each of the Founders." She gave them all a few minutes to absorb and write things down if they needed to. "In the most basic sense, we know that these four people were the most skilled witches and wizards of their time, and they had a desire to create a structured magical education for young witches and wizards to learn what they felt was essential for a magical person. Though it was set up for any young person showing magical abilities before age 11 - and still is - there eventually was disagreeing among them that eventually drove them apart but not before leading them to split the school into houses."

"The four houses create a division of students while still being united within Hogwarts." It was an interesting system, she felt, with its own unique pros and cons. "Each house, as you likely know, reflects the traits that each of the founders valued most. While Hogwarts wouldn't turn away a student if they have magical ability, perhaps they would be more or less likely to be placed in a certain house." And that sometimes led to the stereotypes often associated with certain houses.

"So, let's start a discussion - The Founders set up their houses partially as an attempt to settle their differences. How do you feel things would be different - for the better or for the worse - if they had just agreed on things in the first place? Do you think that there would still be separate houses within the school? And do you think that having separate houses is more or less beneficial than not?" There were definite thoughts on either side and she'd like to hear what they thought before they moved on.

Why would Godric Gryffindor put that into place? Aegis had no true idea why? Nothing hurt with a little Creative guess. "Well, maybe he put that into place so that he could take it back should anyone ever take it from him." He was the Truest of Gryffindor's Obviously. "Sort of like an Anti-Theft System." Aegis nodded, that seemed like a great answer on his part. "What makes someone a True Gryffindor is displaying the Values that Godric deemed worthy to be one. Like I could do it because I value chivalry above all else, and I DARE anyone to test that." He crossed his arms now, and leaned a tad back into his chair. He looked around to each lady in the class. Totally chivalrous.

"I think that maybe, things would be different." Aegis said "Without Houses there would be no Fun here. Gobstones would just be one BIG club and there would be no competitive spirit for anyone to get any better. Same goes for Quidditch when that was a thing." Yeah, not that he cared about Quidditch. He'd be done with it and go right back to Quodpot.

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Uncle Moose Grindylow Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cross Guild Posts: 14,333 Hogwarts RPG Name: Von Culpepper Gryffindor Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Paige Hall Hufflepuff Seventh Year x7 x8	Mom says I have no sense of direction, so I packed my bags and right. Quote: Originally Posted by emjay Nessa eyes shifted from Ægis to Zahra as he pointed at her, then back to him again. Yes, she nodded, sword and hat.. that had been mentioned. Then she tilted her head a bit and gave him a knowing smile. *”True Gryffindor.. why do you think he put that into place? And what makes one a true* Gryffindor?” She was interested in his thoughts on the matter actually.. was it as cut and dried as it sounded or was there something more to it? Once she felt that everyone had time to answer, Nessa waved her wand and transferred some of the most pertinent information on the board. "Great answers, everyone! These are some basic things we know about each of the Founders." She gave them all a few minutes to absorb and write things down if they needed to. "In the most basic sense, we know that these four people were the most skilled witches and wizards of their time, and they had a desire to create a structured magical education for young witches and wizards to learn what they felt was essential for a magical person. Though it was set up for any young person showing magical abilities before age 11 - and still is - there eventually was disagreeing among them that eventually drove them apart but not before leading them to split the school into houses." "The four houses create a division of students while still being united within Hogwarts." It was an interesting system, she felt, with its own unique pros and cons. "Each house, as you likely know, reflects the traits that each of the founders valued most. While Hogwarts wouldn't turn away a student if they have magical ability, perhaps they would be more or less likely to be placed in a certain house." And that sometimes led to the stereotypes often associated with certain houses. "So, let's start a discussion - The Founders set up their houses partially as an attempt to settle their differences. How do you feel things would be different - for the better or for the worse - if they had just agreed on things in the first place? Do you think that there would still be separate houses within the school? And do you think that having separate houses is more or less beneficial than not?" There were definite thoughts on either side and she'd like to hear what they thought before they moved on. Why would Godric Gryffindor put that into place? Aegis had no true idea why? Nothing hurt with a little Creative guess. "Well, maybe he put that into place so that he could take it back should anyone ever take it from him." He was the Truest of Gryffindor's Obviously. "Sort of like an Anti-Theft System." Aegis nodded, that seemed like a great answer on his part. "What makes someone a True Gryffindor is displaying the Values that Godric deemed worthy to be one. Like I could do it because I value chivalry above all else, and I DARE anyone to test that." He crossed his arms now, and leaned a tad back into his chair. He looked around to each lady in the class. Totally chivalrous. "I think that maybe, things would be different." Aegis said "Without Houses there would be no Fun here. Gobstones would just be one BIG club and there would be no competitive spirit for anyone to get any better. Same goes for Quidditch when that was a thing."** Yeah, not that he cared about Quidditch. He'd be done with it and go right back to Quodpot. __________________