Although you might, and I cannot stress the word might enough, do well in Slytherin, and you could maybe be classified as a Slytherdor, I think you'd do best in Gryffindor
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Beautiful mix of ravenclaw, slytherin and gryffindor. But...honestly your lion traits stand out more for me than your slytherin or claw traits. What really picked it for me was your answer to number 7. Three of the 4 you listed, I have always pinned to Gryffindor more than any other house. That my just be me, but that's how I see it. So In short...I see you fitting in better up in the red and gold tower rather than down in the green and silver dungeons.
I saw three houses throughout your application. Slytherin obviously came through the strongest. You are adaptable, attracted to the power of magic and how it can be used, touched by lust for money, tactful, intelligent yet practical, and ambitious. Basically all the textbook qualities but convincing nonetheless. I am always rather irked when I encounter the bias that Slytherins are mean, especially since my personal experience just screams the opposite, and with that said it should be pointed out that you sounded a bit like Andromeda Black/Tonks. She was loyal enough to her heart and to herself to do as she felt was right (ie: marry the man she loved even though he was a muggle) and as we see she was strongly loyal to those she loved, her true family. Also in the reasoning behind my vote floats the symbolism that the Slytherin mascot accompanies. In ancient times the snake was a positive symbol of wealth and virtue. As you are a Virgo, through and through, I saw more than enough of that to be able to associate you with the snake. You
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1- For reference sake this should be stated even though it is far too obvious. This entire answer for this is Ravenclaw and I don't need to bother explaining why.
2- The practicality of technology with the unlimited convinience of magic... We'd create the perfect machine. Already thinking up ways of mastering magic now are we? This comes off as Slytherin in the sense that I can imagine either Voldemort in his ambition saying this or Slughorn in his desire for convenience. I like the idea that magic is almost literally flawless in its ideal - you don't lose anything from the use of magic but you can gain so much. Oh dear, beware with this! Magic may be flawless but those that command it are the ones that are flawless and because of that we can end up losing more than we intended to gain. Even you yourself say that it would be difficult to not become addicted to its efficiency, so remember that there are some things more powerful than magic...the magic we cannot command or control. Again with
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Hi, Nattie! I've seen you around hogwarts_elite and it's good to see you here too.
I've read through your application a couple of times and can't seem to shake the feeling I'm getting of a Slytherin push. My main concern is that you've had to place what I feel is a lot of emphasis on your Slytherin traits, instead of letting them come through naturally in your application. I've always believed that in these applications, one should show, not tell, and allow the people reading the application to make the final decision. I noticed that you mentioned that English is not your first language, so that might have something to do with it, but I'm still not entirely convinced by your answers and arguments that would otherwise sound Slytherinesque. It's been said already by my other housemates (that's what I get for getting to your application this late), but I too am picking up on Slytherin catchphrases that don't really go anywhere, and the sections where you don't sound pushy come from a more natural Gryffindor spirit. You're loyal and value your
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1- For reference sake this should be stated even though it is far too obvious. This entire answer for this is Ravenclaw and I don't need to bother explaining why.
2- The practicality of technology with the unlimited convinience of magic... We'd create the perfect machine. Already thinking up ways of mastering magic now are we? This comes off as Slytherin in the sense that I can imagine either Voldemort in his ambition saying this or Slughorn in his desire for convenience. I like the idea that magic is almost literally flawless in its ideal - you don't lose anything from the use of magic but you can gain so much. Oh dear, beware with this! Magic may be flawless but those that command it are the ones that are flawless and because of that we can end up losing more than we intended to gain. Even you yourself say that it would be difficult to not become addicted to its efficiency, so remember that there are some things more powerful than magic...the magic we cannot command or control. Again with ( ... )
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I've read through your application a couple of times and can't seem to shake the feeling I'm getting of a Slytherin push. My main concern is that you've had to place what I feel is a lot of emphasis on your Slytherin traits, instead of letting them come through naturally in your application. I've always believed that in these applications, one should show, not tell, and allow the people reading the application to make the final decision. I noticed that you mentioned that English is not your first language, so that might have something to do with it, but I'm still not entirely convinced by your answers and arguments that would otherwise sound Slytherinesque. It's been said already by my other housemates (that's what I get for getting to your application this late), but I too am picking up on Slytherin catchphrases that don't really go anywhere, and the sections where you don't sound pushy come from a more natural Gryffindor spirit. You're loyal and value your ( ... )
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