1) For each house, choose someone you think you'd get along with pretty well, and also choose someone you'd despise on sight. Explain why. Gryffindor; Albus Dumbledore; Dumbledore is intelligent, and that is definitely a plus for getting along well with me. I know it isn’t someone’s fault that they are stupid (as opposed to ignorant), but stupidity can really make me want to hit my head against the wall. He is also a bit out there, zany, like Einstein or something, which makes him an interesting character. And he does not wear his personal issues on his sleeve when he is out and about all the time. Being emotional can get old after a while, which is why Harry got on my nerves sometimes.
I think Dumbledore and I would have excellent conversations and get along pretty well. And I do not hold his ideas about “the greater good” against him. I understand that it might come off as cold-heartedly manipulative to some, but Dumbledore understood that this is how the job should be done, he saw it as a way to save the world. He understood that the world cannot always be saved by a hero of pure heart. The good guys need their manipulative bastards to guide them and tell them what to do. However, because of my understanding of Dumbledore as a character, I would not let him manipulate me.
Romilda Vane; Again, Peter needs to be crushed, but you already know that. She is better than him, as she showed to have some skills and sneakiness when she created the love potion for Harry. Not to mention, she actually has ambition, she has a goal, something she wants to accomplish (even if it only is to get a celebrity to go out with her). However, she is ridiculous and delusional while also being a bit of a scary bitch. She does not really know Harry. It’s like some girls who go “Oooh, Obama” *swoon* because he’s amazing and decent looking for a president. And when she cannot convince Harry honestly, she tries to take away his free will. It isn’t manipulation, where he gets led on or given the wrong impression, It’s essentially a drug, like the date rape drug. And that, is a no.
Hufflepuff; Zacharias Smith; It may seem to throw you for a loop at first, but even as the obvious answers of Cedric or Tonks came to mind, I realized I have known people similar to them, and while they are fine people, they have gone on their ways and me mine. But I still have a friend who greatly reminds me of Zacharias Smith. He manages to piss off anyone he speaks to every single time, which I find hilarious. There are people who have that gift and use it, and if people do not know how to laugh at themselves, they get in a huffy about it. But really, it can be a good reality check. He is a cynic, but the world needs cynics. They ask the questions, every time, and if something is real or good or whatever it’s supposed to be, it’ll survive the fire. When Harry proved to Zacharias that his cynical opinion about the disarming spell was wrong, he shut up. And he does want to know the truth. After all, why constantly pester Ginny about what happened if he did not want to know? And yes, he left Hogwarts in a hurry to save his life, but honestly that is what most people are like, they put themselves first because they want to survive, it's basic instinct. And if it is someone you love, you may want them to be like Zacharias, to be “the other guy,” the guy who “sees danger and runs in the opposite direction” (quoting Grey’s Anatomy). So I think I would get along well with him, even if I occasionally want to smack him on the nose.
Gryffindor;
Albus Dumbledore; Dumbledore is intelligent, and that is definitely a plus for getting along well with me. I know it isn’t someone’s fault that they are stupid (as opposed to ignorant), but stupidity can really make me want to hit my head against the wall. He is also a bit out there, zany, like Einstein or something, which makes him an interesting character. And he does not wear his personal issues on his sleeve when he is out and about all the time. Being emotional can get old after a while, which is why Harry got on my nerves sometimes.
I think Dumbledore and I would have excellent conversations and get along pretty well. And I do not hold his ideas about “the greater good” against him. I understand that it might come off as cold-heartedly manipulative to some, but Dumbledore understood that this is how the job should be done, he saw it as a way to save the world. He understood that the world cannot always be saved by a hero of pure heart. The good guys need their manipulative bastards to guide them and tell them what to do. However, because of my understanding of Dumbledore as a character, I would not let him manipulate me.
Romilda Vane; Again, Peter needs to be crushed, but you already know that. She is better than him, as she showed to have some skills and sneakiness when she created the love potion for Harry. Not to mention, she actually has ambition, she has a goal, something she wants to accomplish (even if it only is to get a celebrity to go out with her). However, she is ridiculous and delusional while also being a bit of a scary bitch. She does not really know Harry. It’s like some girls who go “Oooh, Obama” *swoon* because he’s amazing and decent looking for a president. And when she cannot convince Harry honestly, she tries to take away his free will. It isn’t manipulation, where he gets led on or given the wrong impression, It’s essentially a drug, like the date rape drug. And that, is a no.
Hufflepuff;
Zacharias Smith; It may seem to throw you for a loop at first, but even as the obvious answers of Cedric or Tonks came to mind, I realized I have known people similar to them, and while they are fine people, they have gone on their ways and me mine. But I still have a friend who greatly reminds me of Zacharias Smith. He manages to piss off anyone he speaks to every single time, which I find hilarious. There are people who have that gift and use it, and if people do not know how to laugh at themselves, they get in a huffy about it. But really, it can be a good reality check. He is a cynic, but the world needs cynics. They ask the questions, every time, and if something is real or good or whatever it’s supposed to be, it’ll survive the fire. When Harry proved to Zacharias that his cynical opinion about the disarming spell was wrong, he shut up. And he does want to know the truth. After all, why constantly pester Ginny about what happened if he did not want to know? And yes, he left Hogwarts in a hurry to save his life, but honestly that is what most people are like, they put themselves first because they want to survive, it's basic instinct. And if it is someone you love, you may want them to be like Zacharias, to be “the other guy,” the guy who “sees danger and runs in the opposite direction” (quoting Grey’s Anatomy). So I think I would get along well with him, even if I occasionally want to smack him on the nose.
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