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Due to the Weasley Swamp having now overtaken the middle of the first floor corridor, it is nearly impossible to get to class without getting wet. But Professor Glendower had come up with an ingenious idea to save her students from having to dive in! She was able to construct and duplicate rafts and oars to help get the students of Hogwarts from one side of the corridor to the next - namely to her classroom! They are stacked along one side of the swamp as you get to it and there is enough for everyone to get across and go to class. Just leave them at the other side so you can get back across when class is over.

Once you arrive at the classroom door you are greeted with the large sign that hangs outside - one that a returning student probably was already expecting.

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OOC - The swamp isn't that deep - only about waist-high - no drowning or serious injury, please. But it does block the way to class, so rafts are your best bet

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"I think eventually there still would been 'houses' so to say, maybe not like we have now, but there has to be order to things. Maybe we would just have been separated by our years like their do in muggle schools" Margo explained. Maybe it would have just come down to boys vs. girls. But having ALL the students in one area seemed like a bit much.

"I think the school would still have been great if done that way to, but dividing by houses does cause issues among some students. Slytherin and Gryffindor for example never seem to be able to get along." Margo smiled, she hoped she hadn't offended anyone.
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HAND. CRAMP.

Eden was writing so FAST and so FURIOUSLY that she just...GOSH, SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO CUT IT OFF. There was no other waaay! TOO CRAMPY!

But of course, she thought it was all so INTERESTING. She was learning things. This is why she was a RAVENCLAW. Because learning things was uber fun and she just...GAH. Eden wanted to retain ALL THE INFOS. Rowena seemed so cool, too. Way cooler than like...Salazar. Though, she had a gooood many friends in the house. They were attractive people.

Hmph.

How would the school be different if they hadn't disagreed? Well...Eden gave that some thought before raising her hand. "If the four founders had all compromised enough to agree on the same terms for Hogwarts--I think the school would be very different. The school might not allow some people to come here--or might take certain testing scores into account--it all depends on who would have won arguments over the other amongst the founders." Merlin. Eden might not have been allowed here if only purebloods were allowed. That was a scary and kind of hurtful thought. She didn't WANT to think about that stuff right now--it hit a little too close to home.
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So much talking. Finn found it a bit pointless for him to answer right now, considering the discussion from all the students who had spoken up already were all thinking along the same paths.

Finding themselves, diversity, settling differences, if they all were bunched into one house then things would be boring, that sort. An, Finn, he supposed, found himself agreeing to points here and there. He did have something to say, even if it was totally out there and it wouldn't make a difference really. "If... if the houses hadn't been-been divided, then that means we'd be... be living in one giant dormitory... or living space." Merlin, no, that would be horrible. Imagine having to deal with all those people 24/7. "An that... that would be dreadful- Professor." Shudder.
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Writing down the notes as fast as she could she looked around at everyone else. For the first time in a long time it was a fun lesson. Talking about the founders of Hogwarts was always something interesting to this fifth year. As she wrote down what was being said she just didn't want to forget what was going on right now because it was interesting and what everyone else was saying made it different.

Emmylou agreed with what a lot of the things people were saying like Eden, she liked what she was saying about letter certain people in. Emmylou raised her hand. Did she even have to raise her hand right now? "I agree with Eden. If all four of the founders agreed on something without the four houses that we have today then it would be different and one founder such as Slytherin might have gotten his way with only have pure bloods go to Hogwarts. Also the way things would be run around here it might have been even stricter if there were no houses. And how would the whole dorms work out? Would they just have had an all girls dorm on one side of the castle and an all boys dorm on the other side?" Emmylou paused and thought for a few seconds. "Oooh, yes, I also agree with Grayson." Not that she really knew him that well but she knew his name and his face. "Like right now with the four houses we have people that are similar to us, yes we all have different personalities but we're in the same house for similar reasons. Being in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin just makes us all fit in somewhere. I think there would be more loners in the school if we didn't have houses. A lot of us would know here to go. Ya know?" She needed some air because she was starting to talk a little fast.

Now that she had some fresh air in her lungs she would be able to speak more. That could be a good thing or a bad thing. Lets see how this goes. "I do agree with some others when they said that in time there would be houses but I also disagree with it because I don't this there were be any form of four houses or even ones named after the founders. I think after some time maybe like a couple hundred years or so that people would start seeing the characteristics of the four houses beginning to show but still not having any houses at all." She was done talking now, she knew that she had been rambling on and on so now was a good time to just stop talking.

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Zahra's face was frozen in horror at the idea of being Housed with Ravenclaws.

Like what kind of class was this? One that was gonna give her nightmares.

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And that's when he heard Agatha's answer. And he scoffed. Actually scoffed. Was Agatha approving the sterotypes?! What in Merlin's name even?!? Of course SHE would be the one to do that. Of course. It was always Agatha, wasn't it? "There isn't just one type of Gryffindor or one type of Slytherin or one type of any person for each house. So maybe we would all be better off without being grouped like that! It makes people try to tell you who you are when really, YOU are the only one who can say anything about who YOU are to begin with." And now Zander was angry. Uh, oops?

He was kind of eyeing Agatha and Zahra now. Oops. For different reasons, actually. Then, crossing his arms he turned back to Professor Glendower. He wasn't quite done yet... "Maybe being sorted like this limits us. Makes us feel like we can't possess what the other houses have without being seen as an outcast to our own house." He sorta had personal experience here. Was it obvious? "But at the end of the day, like Tobe--erm, like Toby said.. Our house shouldn't define us." He was really passionate about this, okay? "I think we should help define our house and what we want it to mean to us."

..... Did any of that make sense? Also.... It was a bit unlike him to get this frustrated... But... Personal reasons.... He just... Erm... Yeah. Uh. Sinking down into his chair now. YUP.

What? What was he looking at. Zahra blew a raspberry at him. What was he all fired up about anyway? This class was BASICALLY a sobstory for all the people that DIDNT end up in Gryffindor. Far as Zahra could tell, ole Zander lucked out (somehow) and got in (somehow) so Merlin only knew what had his undies in a bunch.



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"UHHhmmmm......," Merlin, what was the question again..... ".... I get on fine with Slytherins. They're pretty good people. I don't think Houses divide and junk, but I don't see anything wrong with a little defining. Being a Gryffindor makes me SO much cooler, and confident, and courageous. Nothing wrong with that." Shrug. Like being in Ravenclaw made them raging, hormonal know it alls, and Hufflepuffs were good at hugging and feelings and junk. That was just their jam, man.
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They were ALL wrong. At least in Hugh's mind and for him that was all that mattered. He spent so much time up there he was pretty confident with how his mind worked. Sound logic was sound logic even in the mind of a slight anti-social, totally swagtastic guy like Hugh.

"Professor. If they hadn't fought about the issues they'd budded heads about they would have done it about some other topic. These were four vastly different people with vastly different ideologies. It is human nature to catergorise, to want to put something or someone or some situation in a box. It makes it easier for our minds to process what we see. IF what we really perceive it actually real. Descartes makes a pretty good claim against THAT idea. But I digress. Houses would have happened regardless. Perhaps not in the strictest of terms with banners and all the fancy whistles, but people break off into different cliques instinctually. Those who prized knowledge would have ended up hanging around one another, those whose prized loyalty would have branched off, the same for bravery and cunning. It is an inevtiable side affect of the human condition."

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"That being said there is room for overlap. Of course people interact with other people outside of their houses. BUT house unity is as strong as it is because people identify with catergories. Plato, FASCINATING PHILOSOPHER, made a claim. An outline for a utopian society called Kallipolis. This perfect world he theorised also branched people off into houses, if you will. Three groups of people- philospher kings, mercenaries and merchants. EVERYONE can be catergorised. To say that people are special, different and above such a basic human instinct is, frankly, ridiculous. We are extraordinary animals. But still...only animals. To sum up...houses are not good, bad, necessary, unnecessary. They are instinctual."
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Ooooh, they were having a discussion on the houses! This was going to be fun! Penelope really wanted to say something interesting that would contribute to the discussion. Her only problem was that she hadn't thought of what she should say yet. Think think think. "Having the houses separated is a good thing. It is good to be around like-minded people, and having separate houses works for other things like quidditch and gobstones teams. I think it also makes dorm arrangements easier... maybe..." What was she talking about now? Penelope didn't know what to say next, and she wasn't entirely sure if she had said anything new or useful. She was just going to be quiet until she thought of something that she could add to the discussion.

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Too much information. Too much. Scott understood some things the others said, but most sounded just like noise to him. Noise in the form of verbal essays, long explanations. It was impossible for him to catch everything, let alone take notes of them. His hand was getting cramped, so he stopped writing.

If the Founders had no disagreements, he doubted that they would separate the students into different houses. "The houses are actually a good thing. I mean, if they're accepting there are different types of people and despite the conflicts many years ago," Slytherin vs. the other three, of course. "It helps to bring out the strengths and weaknesses of students in the houses and that can be used as... A base to help students work on their strengths and weaknesses." In his own opinion, at least.
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What would happen if there were no houses? It would be even more crowded. There would probably be a lot more drama if they all had to bunk together. It would probably louder if there was just ONE common room area. But they might be able to get to know more people that way. People that stayed in their common rooms all the time. Maybe?

Evie raised her hand. "I think we'd have to find a way to separate us anyway. Probably by year instead of house. Because that'd be too many people to try and hole up together and we'd probably go crazy with that many people around." She would, at least.
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He was not quite finished with note taking, however, when Glendower tossed the next questions. After a moment of thought, Adi raised his hand. "I think would have been better for the students if Gryffindor and Slytherin in particular, had agreed on certain things. There would not have been such hostility between them. Things have improved since then but I think it would have been better if Slytherin had not bothered about blood status.'' Just saying. Why did someone's blood status have to matter? Not all Slytherin students were pureblood, anyway. "If everyone agreed, I think there would still be separate Houses because the Founders looked more at just blood. It's my opinion that Houses are more beneficial because it helps us to see that we're all different but can still get along with each other.'' Weren't him and Benny a good example of this? They were so different from each other, exact opposites in fact, but they were still like brothers.
Nessa nodded thoughtfully as she listened to Adi’s answer. Of course he thought things would have been better if there was agreement between the founders as she was sure she thought the same, though he still thought they’d still have houses. “It would have been nice if there was not so much hostility,” she smiled. “But you think they would have separated students into their own houses even if they had?” Perhaps they would have. “Yes, I do think that that separation can celebrate our differences while bringing like-minded people together. It can be a good thing.” But there were cons to that as well.

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"If they all agreed, I think Hogwarts would be boring. Everyone would be seen as sort of being the same, and really they'd be ONE big group... unless the Founders decided to divide them randomly to create teams. But random selection can be hurtful, like, my favourite colour's red, and if I got blue instead... it'd suck. But since Gryffindor is brave, and I like to think I'm brave, I could even live with it not being red." Values, they made a difference. BUT... he wasn't done yet. "I like the Houses and being divided, cause competition makes you try harder, and trying is good."
Nessa listened to Zeke next as he offered his thoughts. “Boring.. that’s an interesting way to think of it,” she nodded thoughtfully. She had never really thought of Hogwarts as boring though and wasn’t sure she would think of it that way if there were no houses, but she continued listening as he expanded his thoughts. “Mm.. yes, I know that random selection can be hurtful. Or even when it’s not random.” There were times that she just was not selected for a part that she wanted, so she just had to dust herself off and try again. But it could be discouraging. Anyway.. “Yes! Sometimes a little healthy competition is a good thing!” She beamed at him. That was a pro of having houses too.. as long as it did not get out of hand.

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When Professor Glendower asked the next question, Janelles's hand shot into the air. She had an opinion about this and she wanted to share it. "I think things would be better if they had settled their differences. Aren't things always better when people are getting along? There might have still been separate houses, but maybe we wouldn't have been separated based on certain characteristics. Houses are nice......but it's not always nice for people to assume things about you just because of the house you're in. We all have layers, right?". Janelle liked to think she had a little bit of all the houses inside of her.
Brown eyes glancing at the roster for a moment, Nessa called on this new student, listening as she spoke. “Yes, I think so,” she nodded, agreeing to her mentioning things being better when people got along. Though a little drama was fun in stories, it wasn’t always fun in real life. “I guess it is possible that there still would have been four houses..” Who knew, really. “But I agree. At times people can be stereotyped based on which house they have been sorted into.” And that wasn’t always very fair. It was life though.

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Bianca really wanted to share her opinion badly. She put her hand on the air and spoke. "Well, I think there's the good and bad side of having the separated houses. Like, the bad sides are every house thought that they're the best and superior. Sometimes they like.. underestimate the other house. For example, students from house A thought house B people was the lowest class of wizarding community and students from house B thought that house A was snobby and arrogant." She didn't want to mention the ACTUAL houses cause believe her, it would cause the war.

"But well, the good sides are the students from every house could develop their traits based on the houses." She continued to speak. "I mean, gryffindors could develop their bravery and chivalry, hufflepuffs could develop their loyalty and hardworking, ravenclaw could develop their intelligence and wisdom, slytherins could develop their ambitious and cunning. So, if they're all agreed on the first place I don't think there will be house system and I'm afraid that students with some specific traits could not develop their traits. Not to mention that muggleborns weren't allowed to attend Hogwarts." She wasn't a big fan of blood status and she thought that despite of the status, they were all wizards and witches and had a right to attend the wizarding school.
Nessa nodded towards Bianca to call on her, then listened as she spoke what seemed to be a well thought out answer. Mhm, she too thought there were good and bad points to being separated in houses, just like there was good and bad to nearly everything. “Yes, there are often some stereotypes attached to the separate houses.. or too much competition.” That seemed to be the gist of what the girl was saying anyway. She listened more as the girl continued further. “Hmm.. I think that’s a good point. Students are able to develop certain personalities or traits a bit easier in certain houses.” Maybe that was a good thing, but what about other traits. Oh.. wait.. “Oh but that is not true,” she said, shaking her head. Was that a common misconception? “Muggleborn students were allowed at the beginning.. it was Slytherin’s disagreement to this choice that eventually led him to leave.”

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Kate didn't want to imagine a Hogwarts without houses! From as far back as she could remember, she had always wanted to be a Ravenclaw. That kind of thing was important to her, and she didn't think Hogwarts would be nearly as beneficial if the houses weren't in place. Having lots to say on this topic, Kate raised her hand. "Professor, I think the four separate houses are a wonderful addition to the school," she began. Lowering her hand, she continued. "Not everyone is born the same. We all have different interests, different dislikes, and different things we want to do when we graduate. I think having the four different houses allows us to have the direction we need but also the chances to have classes with and hang out with people who are different from us, too." Yes, direction from the house they were placed in but lots of chances to be around others no matter what their house was. "I think not having four houses just kind of assumes that everybody is the same and everybody wants the same thing out of their school life and their adult life."
Interested in hearing the young girl’s opinion, especially as it was her first year here, Nessa turned her brown eyes on the Ravenclaw as she called on her. “Sometimes it is nice to be around like-minded people,” she said brightly once the girl was finished. “Some of our closest friends can be made that way.” Of course, her best friend had been in the same house as she had been.. but then again they were best friends even before Hogwarts. “But in that same line of thinking, does that mean students in each house are assumed to be the same?” There did tend to be stereotypes attached to each house.

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Copying down what was on the board, she thought about the questions that Professor Glendower asked. They required some thought, and after a moment, Lux raised her hand. "I think that if Gyffindor and Slytherin had reached an understanding, things would have ended up better between those two Houses. A rivalry existed between Gryffindor and Slytherin for ages and things are much better now, but the whole thing caused more trouble than it was worth."

The second question required a little more thought than the first one did but she had an opinion on that as well. "I think that the separate Houses show how everyone is different but can still get along. I think that having the different Houses is a good idea, because then people can be with people who are similar to them and form a sort of group." Did that make sense? She had no idea. She also left out the part where she had been sorted into the wrong House because it wasn't really relevant to the discussion.
Nessa nodded at Lux’s answer. “That’s true.. there was a long-standing rivalry between those two houses. Something that lasted long after the founders were gone.” Thankfully things were better now, though there was something of a rivalry still around, but it was more along the lines of a healthy competition thing. Or at least it seemed that way to her. “Aww, yes, that’s a good way to look at it,” she beamed brightly. “In a way people’s unique differences are celebrated but at the same time, can form a tight knit with someone similar.” That was the best part of the houses that she thought.

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"I don't know, really." It didn't SOUND like the beginning of an awesome answer, but it WAS, okay. "'Cause if the founders had all agreed and not had houses then they'd just have to find some other way to group us into smaller thingies 'cause little communities are good, I think." Plus it'd be hard for all the third years to sleep in one giant dormitory. FUN, though. "But at the same time it's not so good 'cause what if you don't think you have all the 'traits' you're s'posed to have and feel like you don't fit in with your house? That's a sad thing. It isn't nice to stereotype people 'cause they are or aren't a certain way." DIDJA HEAR THAT, PEOPLE? It was MEAN. Norah had her eye on you. Alllll of you.
Nessa tilted her head and looked at Norah curiously as she began. Then she nodded slowly and thoughtfully as the girl began. It was hard to really know for sure what would have happened, she just wanted to hear their thoughts. “Maybe..” she began as Norah mentioned there might still be some sort of division. But she thought it could be just as likely that there was no division at all. “And that’s true too,” she nodded. “There are often a lot of stereotypes because of them.” And that wasn’t always a good thing.. people tended to not want to be defined that way.

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"Even though the houses have had problems with each other in the past - namely Slytherin and Gryffindor," he began. Those darn Gryffindors starting trouble and everything..."I think things are MUCH better now, so even though it took centuries to get everything right, the house system ended up working out in the end. The founders probably would have wanted us to get it together soon but...what can you do?" he said with a shrug.

"Plus I think the houses are an important part of our identity. I will forever identity as a Slytherin. Even after being sorted, it becomes a good jumping off point to see your true personality. Like...there are a lot of aspects of Slytherin that I see in myself, but I am also very aware of how I'm NOT a Slytherin and I can see the traits of other houses in me as well. Knowing that the houses aren't so black and white has helped our relationships, I think, and like I said, it helps everyone get a better insight into their personalities as well when you compare yourself to the other houses,"
he explained. That was a lengthy explanation but he hoped they understood what he was on about...
Nessa smiled at Caleb and nodded upon hearing his answer. “Sometimes it takes a very long time to work out differences.” And much of the rivalry certainly seemed mild compared to what it once had been. Hmm.. that was a good point too. “Oh, I can definitely see that.. many people feel very strongly that they identify with their houses and feel such a loyalty to them. Better insight is a good way to look at that too..” She wasn’t sure everyone did that, especially if they were comparing differences.

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“I actually don’t think that the founders agreeing would have changed much – except for the possibility for muggleborn to be taught magic at Hogwarts.” She glanced up for a moment before continuing on, “If they had worked well together then the houses could have been better fit for each person housed there.” She explained and bit her lip.

“because if you think of it sorting would have possibly been designed better had the founders agreed on things” she paused, “and I feel like the houses are beneficial for the most part. However I feel like sorting isn’t always accurate as I can be brave but I can also be resourcefulness.” She explained and really hoped people would get it.

Hmm.. maybe this was a common misconception as she had heard this from another student. Nessa really should clear that up. “Muggleborns were taught at Hogwarts from since the beginning though.” Except for a short time around the second wizarding war when they weren’t. But she continued to listen as Puck offered more. “Alright.. so you think that there would have still been different houses but perhaps students would have been sorted differently?” Nessa asked just to clarify as she nodded a bit in thought. “I think that is s a possibility too..” Really, any of their thoughts were, but it was awfully interesting to hear what they thought.

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See, This is why Professor G was awesome. She politely tells him he is wrong and does not yell at him for his totally insane answer. Dante knew it was wrong. But it did sound awesome. You have to respect that.

"I don't think they could have ever settled any differences. Those people were too set in their ways to do that. I am just relieved they settled on what they did and not something possibly worse.....whatever that is"
Nessa gave Dante a tight smile and nodded as she agreed somewhat. “Sometimes that is the way with people unfortunately. So strongly believe they are right that they can’t even humor someone else’s views.” It was a shame, really. But she was glad that she at least tried to keep an open mind to hear people out and truly appreciated when others could do the same.

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"Professor I think there would be a sense of divide between the houses no matter if the founders worked it out or not and people do have strong traits for their house but they can also have other traits from other houses like Puck said." he said agreeing with the lion perfect. "But I think the founder who wanted separate houses was Salazar Slytherin because he wanted to try and have the purebloods in his house and continue his tradition." Those were his two ideas because he wanted other students to give a try.
Nessa listened to Kace’s answer next and nodded slowly as she thought it over. “Well, yes, that was their solution to their disagreement.” The separate houses, that is. At least they tried to compromise somewhat. “But it is possible that there would still be separate houses with or without the differences of the founders. Or students might have been sorted differently.” That’s what they were there to discuss at least.

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"I think Salazar Slytherin standing by his argument is partly what made the house of Slytherin. His believes were a part of him and he was stubborn enough to stick through with them, and that's an important trait to have; tenacity." He wasn't a push over therefore he fought for what he wanted. Inspiring, that was.

"As for the houses, Hogwarts wouldn't be Hogwarts without them. There might only be four in where we can be sorted, but it helps us identify ourselves as well as integrate with people who we share things in common with." Imagine them all jumbled up. The horror.
Hmm, that was a really good point too if you thought about it that way and Nessa nodded as she listened to the prefect’s answer. “It is a good trait to stick by your beliefs. Tenacity can be a very important thing.” Though it would have been nice if they weren’t such bigoted beliefs. “And it is always nice to find people with shared interests.” They did seem to get along the best. And it certainly would be a huge change to think of the school without the houses as they were today.

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Angel looked at the Professor and raised her hand. "I think that we wouldn't have a secret chamber, because Slytherin wouldn't have needed to do anything in secret." Angel said truthfully.
”Oh but there are many, many secrets in the castle,” Nessa told Angel with a knowing smile. “The Chamber would have likely still been here, just maybe not have housed a basilisk.” She involuntarily shuddered at the thought. As much of an animal lover as she was, those creatures were dreadful.

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"Hogwarts isn't the only school with houses. So like even if they hadn't split us this way, they probably still would have to split students in some way... just for size and class schedules and Quidditch and stuff. But the way we're split now is bogus, Professor. It is. 'Cause it makes you feel like you're not good enough to be in your house because you don't see how you got sorted there. Or maybe you think you're not smart or brave because you didn't get sorted in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. We can be more than just one thing, y'know?" There. Dot had said her piece.
Mhm, that was true and Nessa nodded her agreement to Dot’s statement. “Yes, perhaps.. maybe students would be divided up by years or gender or by another means.. smaller groups do make things more manageable for all sorts of things.” Then she tilted her head and listened curiously as the Slytherin continued. Oh gosh, she was just so presh. “Oh, of course you can be more than one thing. You don’t have to be defined by your house.” But she knew that was sometimes an issue with stereotypes and things like that. There certainly were cons to doing things the way they did. “But often there are reasons we are sorted into one house rather than another, reasons that we might not see right away. But that does not mean that you can’t have traits that might be prevalent in another house or cannot embrace your own unique personality.” She could see why someone would think differently though.

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Ruby listened to her classmates and then stuck her own hand up. "I think people take house stuff too seriously. People have been sorting themselves and each other into groups since the beginning of time. Its natural and normal and I think the only problem comes when people try and fit too neatly into whatever little box they only mostly belong in. It sounds like some people here feel limited by their house. I don't." She tossed her hair slightly.

"They say that people get sorted into houses as much for the traits they do have as for the traits that they value. I don't think just because Slytherin isn't associated with certain traits that it at all means that I can't be those things if I want to be, and I don't measure myself by what traits I'm supposedly supposed to have and value as a Slytherin. If people want to underestimate me and pidgeon-hole me and think that I can't be something else just because of my house, that's their problem, and they can go ahead and do that while I get what I want, and look fabulous in green while doing it."
Nessa smiled brightly at Ruby as the girl began her strongly opinionated contribution. She thought it great that she had no problem feeling limited by what traits a certain house was supposed to have and still felt that she could shine with her own individual personality regardless of which house she was in. Though she did vaguely wonder if she would still feel the same if she was in a different house, one that maybe she didn’t want to be sorted into. “I think that is a wonderful attitude to have. Perhaps people in the same house have some similarities, but no, you are right. It is not at all meant to be a limitation or measure of what one has versus what they don’t.” She hoped more could see things that way as they did have separate houses whether they liked it or not. It was life at Hogwarts.

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With her notes taken she set her quill down raising her hand into the air. "I think having the houses is a good thing. It places you others like yourself in most areas possibly making it easier to make friends. It also helps us see something in ourselves we might not have seen before. Though people may think differently of you for the house you're in before they get to really know you, some of us aren't anything like what our house stands for."
Nessa nodded again as Hady echoed some of her classmates thoughts. “It is a great way to make lifelong friends, especially when you are grouped with similar or like-minded people.” That wasn’t to say that people didn’t have their own personalities within that, more that they had things in common. And yes, she agreed about the stereotypes too.

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"People never agree on everything, so we can't even imagine how things would've been if the four of them had." It just didn't happen, alright. "I think it's very good to have the house division because it helps us realise who is who without even knowing them beforehand." Yes, stereotyping, Agatha did that. "I mean, just knowing someone belongs to... a particular house" The Slytherin had to use all of her self-control to not shoot looks at certain Ravenclaws and Gryffindors. "already helps me know whether I'll get along with them or not. And that saves me a lot of time, which is always good."
”Well.. we could imagine.. “ That was always a possibility. “But no, we could not know for certain, only speculate.” And that was all they were really doing to start a discussion. But Nessa listened as Agatha expanded on her thoughts. Hmm. She was not sure she could agree. “I suppose if you know that you do not get along with one specific person, it is likely that you would not get along with someone who is similar.. But that does really buy into stereotypes and not everyone from each house is exactly the same as their housemates. I bet there are people in your own house that are not exactly like you,” she added with a bright smile. She could understand her line of thinking to a point, though she wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of people stereotyped. It certainly happened while she was in school.

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Hmmmm.... she would need to put on her thinking cap for this one. One thing she knew for sure was that people were going to argue. That was just a way of life. Sure, people could get over it, but would all the founders ever hold hands and sip hot chocolate together? She doubted it. Her hand was raised. "I don't think it really would have mattered either way. I still think houses would have existed." It just made sense.

Which lead her to what she thought personally about the houses. "I wouldn't change anything about us being sorted into houses. It just works. The same thing could be said if you were playing a sport, we can't all be on the same team." Was she making her point?
Alright.. there were quite a few people who thought there would still be houses whether or not the founders agreed on things. Nessa nodded as Aubrey spoke and continued to listen to the rest of her answer. “I’m glad you think so,” she said, smiling brightly. It honestly didn’t matter if they liked the current house system or not, it was what it was and no changing it, so it was probably for the best if a student did like it.

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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.
Hmm, that was an interesting line of thinking. And what if Godric Gryffindor did want it back and whatever true Gryffindor had it decided that wasn’t happening? It was at least as good a theory as any other though and she nodded a bit before blinking at Ægis’s sudden declaration. He was simply adorable though and she was soon beaming at him. “Good to know.. and I would think that chivalry is often associated with the House of Gryffindor.” Not that everyone there possessed that but it was certainly a trait that she could appreciate. “Hmm.. I think there would still be fun to be had, but maybe in a different way. Maybe teams for sports and games would just be decided differently. But I do agree that there is a sense of competition to be had with having houses, and as long as it’s a healthy competition rather than one that gets too out of hand, I think that can be a great thing.” Sometimes students needed that to work harder and give their best efforts.

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"I think... that we would have had houses, but they might have been based on different things. Muggle schools have houses, y'know, but not based on characteristics. Where you go is more random and luck than anything else. Maybe it'd have been more like that here." Toby lowered his hand, back to twirling that darn quill of his yet again, but continued speaking. "And I think that having houses is only less beneficial if you let it be like that, and if you think of them as splitting up the school. At the end of the day, it's just, like, a name. And a set of colours. A place to sleep. It's a way of putting like-minded people together, but nothing's stopping anyone from befriending people in different houses, right? You don't see rivalries now like they say used to happen; everyone knows they can be friends with each other these days and that that's good." Another pause. "You don't have to be defined by your house, but I guess a lot of people like knowing they have somewhere they belong, even if it's just at first."

"At the end of the day, we all belong to the same school, right? I don't think we're really that divided at all, when it comes down to it." Hufflepuff answer was Hufflepuff.
Nessa called on Toby next, listening carefully to his answer as she nodded thoughtfully. “Hmm, ok, that’s a good way to look at things too.. Perhaps there would still be houses too, just based on different things, or even just random selection.” Though there might be more variety that way. “And that’s a great attitude to have about it,” she added with a smile. “It doesn’t have to define anybody, unless we let it..” And unfortunately some did. “No reason why we can’t all be friends.”

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And that's when he heard Agatha's answer. And he scoffed. Actually scoffed. Was Agatha approving the sterotypes?! What in Merlin's name even?!? Of course SHE would be the one to do that. Of course. It was always Agatha, wasn't it? "There isn't just one type of Gryffindor or one type of Slytherin or one type of any person for each house. So maybe we would all be better off without being grouped like that! It makes people try to tell you who you are when really, YOU are the only one who can say anything about who YOU are to begin with." And now Zander was angry. Uh, oops?

He was kind of eyeing Agatha and Zahra now. Oops. For different reasons, actually. Then, crossing his arms he turned back to Professor Glendower. He wasn't quite done yet... "Maybe being sorted like this limits us. Makes us feel like we can't possess what the other houses have without being seen as an outcast to our own house." He sorta had personal experience here. Was it obvious? "But at the end of the day, like Tobe--erm, like Toby said.. Our house shouldn't define us." He was really passionate about this, okay? "I think we should help define our house and what we want it to mean to us."
Blink. Blink, blink. Goodness, this was an impassioned topic for Zander, was it not? Nessa wasn’t sure she had ever seen the boy seem quite so.. well, it seemed like something struck a nerve with him. “I can certainly see your point, dear,” she smiled at him, hoping he’d calm down a bit. Though she did appreciate the passion with which he spoke, she just didn’t want him getting too upset. “Many times people feel that they need to be defined by their houses or some buy into those stereotypes without really looking at the person or what makes them so uniquely special. We aren’t all alike, even if we were sorted the same.” Then she smiled a little brighter at him. “That’s a great way to think.. define your house, don’t let it define you.”

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Professor Glendower got SO EXCITED about EVERYTHING! Just like him!

Sigh. Dima loved her. Did she like apples? He'd much rather give HER one than Quigley.

As for the houses... huh. People were saying stuff about being divided and getting along and rivalry and self-discovery. Dima thought that was all swell and good, but he didn't really agree with much of it. Ravenclaw didn't make him feel smart; on the contrary, his housemates made him feel awfully dumb sometimes.

Nothing to say here.
As she looked to see if there were any more raised hands, brown eyes landed on Dima momentarily. It didn’t appear that he had something to offer just then, but he did seem to be deep in thought. That was good too as it was a rather deep discussion. She gave him a bright smile before spotting a raised hand and turning her eyes in that direction.

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Deciding her opinion on the matter, Tia raised her hand. "Differences a part of being human, so there's no getting around that one, however, had the founders just simply agreed on everything then I think rivalry might be less - intensified. Salazar Slytherin never would have needed to build the Chamber of Secrets. Without the Chamber of Secrets, his heir, Voldemort never could have opened it twice because it wouldn't be there. Perhaps less muggles and muggleborns would have lost their lives." She paused, thinking what else the professor had asked, "However, I still think regardless of if an agreement had happened immediately or not, then they still would have sorted us they way they did because they each valued different attributes. And it is not really our blood status that sets us apart, but our beliefs and values. So I think the house system is beneficial because it puts us with like-minded individuals. And even though there are varying degrees of Slytherin or Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff or Gryffindor, in the end, those sorted into their respective houses have some values in common. You might not be the bravest Gryffindor, but you value bravery and you're will to try things for your friends. You might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but you have the desire to read and learn. So it's not who you are right now, necessarily, but its what you value. What you can do."
Calling on Tia next, Nessa listened as she gave what sounded like a very thoughtful answer. “Perhaps there still would have been the houses there are today in a similar manner,” she began, agreeing with the girl’s answer that at least it would be plausible since it was just speculation at this point. And as she said to Angel, “There very well still could have been the Chamber of Secrets though.. there are many secrets here. Maybe even ones that haven’t been discovered yet.. But I imagine not put to the use that it had been..” And she was glad that the girl seemed to have a pretty good attitude about the differences between the houses as well – that it celebrated commonalities not necessarily pointed out differences.

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Speaking of input, Grayson was gonna put forward his own. Soooo, the hand went UP in the air. "If there was no division, there would b no conflict and let's face it: that'd be so freaking boring. No one wants to be in a situation where we're all sitting in a circle and making daisy chains. A little conflict makes things interesting. Those arguments, the drama. History's full of it and that's GREAT." And he wasn't one to wear daisy chains. No thank you.

"Having separate houses means that we belong somewhere and are part of our own squad, even if we don't like everyone in the squad." Looks for you, Agatha. "When we're in houses, it creates a little bit of healthy competition and gives you an excuse to show some house pride every now and then. Belonging in random houses not based on common traits or having no houses just wouldn't have that kinda effect. So, I say it's beneficial to have these houses. Healthy, even."

Jeez, he was talking a lot, wasn't he? Wrap it up, Whitty, wrap it up.

"Besides, just because you're part of a certain house, who's to say that you have to stick with your own people in your own house?"
Hmm.. Nessa tapped her chin thoughtfully as she listened to Grayson speak next. She could agree that often conflict did make things interesting.. but she liked making daisy chains, OKAY? “Perhaps.. it does make for good stories and bring a little variety to life.. as long as it isn’t too intense,” she said with a smile. “Oh, yes! House comradery can be a wonderful thing! And I would agree that that is often found within each of the houses. Though I do think if the houses were set up differently that that could still be found..” But again, speculation. And yes, that was great to have friends from other houses, but it was often not the same thing, not being permitted in others’ common rooms or being on the same team.

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"I think eventually there still would been 'houses' so to say, maybe not like we have now, but there has to be order to things. Maybe we would just have been separated by our years like their do in muggle schools" Margo explained. Maybe it would have just come down to boys vs. girls. But having ALL the students in one area seemed like a bit much.

"I think the school would still have been great if done that way to, but dividing by houses does cause issues among some students. Slytherin and Gryffindor for example never seem to be able to get along." Margo smiled, she hoped she hadn't offended anyone.
Nessa nodded. This girl seemed to fall along the same line of thinking that some of them had, that here would have been some sort of separation between students no matter what. “Yes, sometimes there is just a natural order of things, like separation by year.” That would make sense as well as certain ages had more in common with each other than another age at times. Nessa smiled a bit at the first year. “Oh I think the students in those houses get along fairly well now.” At least from what she observed, but she knew that wasn’t always the case.

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How would the school be different if they hadn't disagreed? Well...Eden gave that some thought before raising her hand. "If the four founders had all compromised enough to agree on the same terms for Hogwarts--I think the school would be very different. The school might not allow some people to come here--or might take certain testing scores into account--it all depends on who would have won arguments over the other amongst the founders." Merlin. Eden might not have been allowed here if only purebloods were allowed. That was a scary and kind of hurtful thought. She didn't WANT to think about that stuff right now--it hit a little too close to home.
Nessa called on Eden next as she saw her raised hand. Oh.. she hadn’t quite heard this thought. It was interesting and nice to hear something a little different. “Hmm.. that’s a good point. Perhaps if the others had come to an agreement that went another way, Hogwarts wouldn’t be as accepting as it is.. Interesting thought..” She hadn’t thought of that.

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Finding themselves, diversity, settling differences, if they all were bunched into one house then things would be boring, that sort. An, Finn, he supposed, found himself agreeing to points here and there. He did have something to say, even if it was totally out there and it wouldn't make a difference really. "If... if the houses hadn't been-been divided, then that means we'd be... be living in one giant dormitory... or living space." Merlin, no, that would be horrible. Imagine having to deal with all those people 24/7. "An that... that would be dreadful- Professor." Shudder.
Hmm.. maybe they would and maybe they wouldn’t.. Nessa smiled at the boy as he offered his thoughts on the discussion. “Oh I don’t know that we’d all be living in one giant dormitory. Certainly boys and girls could live in separate dorms.. and even different years could..” She’d imagine sleeping quarters would at least be separate somehow even if nothing else was.

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Emmylou agreed with what a lot of the things people were saying like Eden, she liked what she was saying about letter certain people in. Emmylou raised her hand. Did she even have to raise her hand right now? "I agree with Eden. If all four of the founders agreed on something without the four houses that we have today then it would be different and one founder such as Slytherin might have gotten his way with only have pure bloods go to Hogwarts. Also the way things would be run around here it might have been even stricter if there were no houses. And how would the whole dorms work out? Would they just have had an all girls dorm on one side of the castle and an all boys dorm on the other side?" Emmylou paused and thought for a few seconds. "Oooh, yes, I also agree with Grayson." Not that she really knew him that well but she knew his name and his face. "Like right now with the four houses we have people that are similar to us, yes we all have different personalities but we're in the same house for similar reasons. Being in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin just makes us all fit in somewhere. I think there would be more loners in the school if we didn't have houses. A lot of us would know here to go. Ya know?" She needed some air because she was starting to talk a little fast.

Now that she had some fresh air in her lungs she would be able to speak more. That could be a good thing or a bad thing. Lets see how this goes. "I do agree with some others when they said that in time there would be houses but I also disagree with it because I don't this there were be any form of four houses or even ones named after the founders. I think after some time maybe like a couple hundred years or so that people would start seeing the characteristics of the four houses beginning to show but still not having any houses at all." She was done talking now, she knew that she had been rambling on and on so now was a good time to just stop talking.

Goodness.. Emmylou certainly had a lot to say, didn’t she? Not that Nessa was too surprised, this did seem to be a topic that had much opinion. The professor smiled and listened, nodding here and there, as the girl pointed out just what she agreed with on other people’s comments. “I think that’s a good point,” she smiled. “Having houses does usually give people a sense of belonging.” Though she was sure that even within that there were some that might feel left out for whatever reason. Oh and that was another interesting thing she brought up. “It is something of an honor to have something like the houses named after the founders, isn’t it?” If she had founded something, she might like to have it named for her too.

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"UHHhmmmm......," Merlin, what was the question again..... ".... I get on fine with Slytherins. They're pretty good people. I don't think Houses divide and junk, but I don't see anything wrong with a little defining. Being a Gryffindor makes me SO much cooler, and confident, and courageous. Nothing wrong with that." Shrug. Like being in Ravenclaw made them raging, hormonal know it alls, and Hufflepuffs were good at hugging and feelings and junk. That was just their jam, man.
Nessa turned to Zahra next, nodding a bit as she provided her thoughts. Good to know that she got along with Slytherins when there had been a traditional rivalry between those two houses especially. But really she had thought it mellowed quite a bit. “Sounds like your house has helped you embrace certain parts of your personality.” And that seemed to be a good thing about being sorted somewhere specific.

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"Professor. If they hadn't fought about the issues they'd budded heads about they would have done it about some other topic. These were four vastly different people with vastly different ideologies. It is human nature to catergorise, to want to put something or someone or some situation in a box. It makes it easier for our minds to process what we see. IF what we really perceive it actually real. Descartes makes a pretty good claim against THAT idea. But I digress. Houses would have happened regardless. Perhaps not in the strictest of terms with banners and all the fancy whistles, but people break off into different cliques instinctually. Those who prized knowledge would have ended up hanging around one another, those whose prized loyalty would have branched off, the same for bravery and cunning. It is an inevtiable side affect of the human condition."

Pause.

"That being said there is room for overlap. Of course people interact with other people outside of their houses. BUT house unity is as strong as it is because people identify with catergories. Plato, FASCINATING PHILOSOPHER, made a claim. An outline for a utopian society called Kallipolis. This perfect world he theorised also branched people off into houses, if you will. Three groups of people- philospher kings, mercenaries and merchants. EVERYONE can be catergorised. To say that people are special, different and above such a basic human instinct is, frankly, ridiculous. We are extraordinary animals. But still...only animals. To sum up...houses are not good, bad, necessary, unnecessary. They are instinctual."
Goodness. Nessa wasn’t sure she had ever heard the boy say so much and she just sort of stood there and listened until she was quite certain he was finished. Quite the philosopher he seemed to be himself. “Well.. that’s certainly interesting,” she said slowly, not quite expecting all that but appreciating his contribution all the same. “I do agree that it seems to be human nature to want to categorize things – people included – and it would be my opinion that there would be some sort of grouping whether there would be the houses as they are or some other sort of system.” Smiling brightly at him as she wasn’t sure what else to say, she added, “Thank you for that insight.”

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Ooooh, they were having a discussion on the houses! This was going to be fun! Penelope really wanted to say something interesting that would contribute to the discussion. Her only problem was that she hadn't thought of what she should say yet. Think think think. "Having the houses separated is a good thing. It is good to be around like-minded people, and having separate houses works for other things like quidditch and gobstones teams. I think it also makes dorm arrangements easier... maybe..." What was she talking about now? Penelope didn't know what to say next, and she wasn't entirely sure if she had said anything new or useful. She was just going to be quiet until she thought of something that she could add to the discussion.
Nessa nodded a bit as Penelope was the next to offer her thoughts. Not surprisingly, her views were rather similar to quite a few of her peers. "I think dorm arrangements could be done in a variety of ways," she started with an encouraging smile. "But it is sometimes nice to be grouped with people who share similar views or personalities and work together for a common goal."

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If the Founders had no disagreements, he doubted that they would separate the students into different houses. "The houses are actually a good thing. I mean, if they're accepting there are different types of people and despite the conflicts many years ago," Slytherin vs. the other three, of course. "It helps to bring out the strengths and weaknesses of students in the houses and that can be used as... A base to help students work on their strengths and weaknesses." In his own opinion, at least.
"That's a pretty good 'if'," Nessa nodded as she heard the boy's answer. "I think that's a key thing.. if they are accepting of other people." And she thought that was about right, bringing out certain aspects of personalities tended to happen.

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Quickly taking notes she wrote everything what the other students were saying and… What was good information of course! She didn’t had answered the first question just because… She didn’t wanted to and because she wasn’t sure what to say, this was her first year so she didn’t knew that much to add to what the others already have told!

But then… A discussion? Bleh, she didn’t wanted to have a discussion, she was tired and didn’t wanted to work too hard or… To speak with others at this point! So, looking around her she just listened to what was said for now…
Nessa's eyes landed momentarily to one of the newer students. It didn't appear that she had anything else to contribute, but there really had been a lot already said, some of which was starting to be repeated. Perhaps the girl was just deep in thought.

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Evie raised her hand. "I think we'd have to find a way to separate us anyway. Probably by year instead of house. Because that'd be too many people to try and hole up together and we'd probably go crazy with that many people around." She would, at least.
Almost time for the activity but Nessa saw one more raised hand and nodded at the girl to call on her. "For at least some things, I think students would have to be divided some how.. at least for sleeping arrangements or sports teas.." Things like that, but yeah.. even if there weren't houses per se.

Wow. "Wonderful thoughts everyone.. what a great discussion!" she thoroughly enjoy hearing everybody's opinions and views. "Now.. please don't mistake me, I think the houses here at Hogwarts can be a wonderful thing. I am so proud to have been a Hufflepuff and I loved being in my former house. I made many lifelong friends that way. And I think that some of the positive things that we talked about can apply to any house. There tends to be a sense of comraderie within the houses, a great support for each other as you work towards common goals. But as you heard from some of your classmates, there can be cons to dividing up houses as well, especially when it comes to stereotypes. Certainly not everyone in any specific house is exactly alike."

"And I don't know if things would have been any different if the founders had gotten along and all agreed on the basic principles of education in the first place. Perhaps there would have been no change to what we have today, perhaps there would have been another way to group students, perhaps there would be no grouping other than by year. But it was great to start thinking about how certain things could affect others."

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Either create a new house for Hogwarts - let's say that there was a secret founder of Hogwarts and a new house was created in their honor. What sorts of traits or what types of personalities would get sorted there?

Or maybe you think that there might have been no houses at Hogwarts had the founders been more agreeable. How would that change the dynamics of the student body? We have different animals, different colors, different mottos for each of the houses.. what would it be if there was just one unified "house"?

Come up with a way to present an idea for your choice. Maybe come up with a new song that describes the House or lack of, a skit that shows some sort of interaction, or even a craft that conveys your ideas. Or just come up and talk about your views if you're not feeling the creative bug today."
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Ohh, well, this kind of sounded fun. Kate just needed a partner or a group to work with now! "Anybody up to working with a firstie?" she asked. She might be an ickle firstie, but she had ideas, and she did pretty good in class. Kate wasn't really sold on dividing the students any further than the four houses, but she could come up with some ideas. Speaking of which, a thought was already forming in her mind. No sense jotting anything down now, though, because she still needed somebody to work with.

Okay, sooo...anybody?
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So far it seemed like no one really broke off into groups yet. Remaining where she was she pulled the hair tie loose from her hair and quietly fixed her hair into a braid while she thought about who she'd like in her group. Or at least until she was called over by someone to form a group. Either would work really.
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Ohh, well, this kind of sounded fun. Kate just needed a partner or a group to work with now! "Anybody up to working with a firstie?" she asked. She might be an ickle firstie, but she had ideas, and she did pretty good in class. Kate wasn't really sold on dividing the students any further than the four houses, but she could come up with some ideas. Speaking of which, a thought was already forming in her mind. No sense jotting anything down now, though, because she still needed somebody to work with.

Okay, sooo...anybody?
Margo scooted over toward a girl she recognized from the map making club. Now they didn't get much of chance to talk, but it was a friendly face and Margo would take it. Plus she had no partner in the last group activity and it made her feel awful!! So she was NOT going to let it happen this time!

"I'm a firstie too, but we could still come up with some good ideas? How about it?" Margo asked smiling...hoping she had at least one partner.
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Ohh, well, this kind of sounded fun. Kate just needed a partner or a group to work with now! "Anybody up to working with a firstie?" she asked. She might be an ickle firstie, but she had ideas, and she did pretty good in class. Kate wasn't really sold on dividing the students any further than the four houses, but she could come up with some ideas. Speaking of which, a thought was already forming in her mind. No sense jotting anything down now, though, because she still needed somebody to work with.

Okay, sooo...anybody?
Norah paused to shake her hand out in between lines of notes. Phew. So much STUFF to write down, but it was cool stuff so she really didn't mind that much. Plus she had sparkly ink, which made everything loads better as a rule. Once she was finished, the third year grinned at Professor Glendower 'cause ACTIVITIES. WOOT. AND this one sounded fun, even if it didn't necessarily involve dress-up maybe it could involve glitter! Nowww she just needed a partner who would appreciate her GENIUS. Okay no. Not genius. But she was excited and that had to count for something.

And then an ickle firstie was talking. Haiii firstie. Norah will work with you, yes she will. Picking up her note taking supplies, the Puffer walked--NOT skipped, 'cause she had to look mature in front of the firstie--to where the other girl was sitting, and shifted her materials in order to stick out a hand. "I'll work with you! I'm Norah. THIRD year." Was she impressed yet? She was OLD. "D'ya like glitter?" That was an important question too, alright. She wasn't sure she could do crafts without glitter.
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Norah paused to shake her hand out in between lines of notes. Phew. So much STUFF to write down, but it was cool stuff so she really didn't mind that much. Plus she had sparkly ink, which made everything loads better as a rule. Once she was finished, the third year grinned at Professor Glendower 'cause ACTIVITIES. WOOT. AND this one sounded fun, even if it didn't necessarily involve dress-up maybe it could involve glitter! Nowww she just needed a partner who would appreciate her GENIUS. Okay no. Not genius. But she was excited and that had to count for something.

And then an ickle firstie was talking. Haiii firstie. Norah will work with you, yes she will. Picking up her note taking supplies, the Puffer walked--NOT skipped, 'cause she had to look mature in front of the firstie--to where the other girl was sitting, and shifted her materials in order to stick out a hand. "I'll work with you! I'm Norah. THIRD year." Was she impressed yet? She was OLD. "D'ya like glitter?" That was an important question too, alright. She wasn't sure she could do crafts without glitter.
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Margo scooted over toward a girl she recognized from the map making club. Now they didn't get much of chance to talk, but it was a friendly face and Margo would take it. Plus she had no partner in the last group activity and it made her feel awful!! So she was NOT going to let it happen this time!

"I'm a firstie too, but we could still come up with some good ideas? How about it?" Margo asked smiling...hoping she had at least one partner.
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Ohh, well, this kind of sounded fun. Kate just needed a partner or a group to work with now! "Anybody up to working with a firstie?" she asked. She might be an ickle firstie, but she had ideas, and she did pretty good in class. Kate wasn't really sold on dividing the students any further than the four houses, but she could come up with some ideas. Speaking of which, a thought was already forming in her mind. No sense jotting anything down now, though, because she still needed somebody to work with.

Okay, sooo...anybody?
So she didn't really a agree or disagree with what her statement was? Well no the professor did agree but it was more for other reasons. Emmylou was sometimes horrible at stating her opinion out loud. She didn't know what say out loud. She had a mind of her own and at certain times she was very opinionated but it was a little different today because she had to say in from of people. She was little nervous when it came talking about anything in front of a group of people.

So they had to create something? She understood what the professor was saying but that the same time she really didn't understand at all. They had to get all creative and stuff, that much she understood. Once thing the fifth year did know was her brain was not working properly because of the lack of sleep she had gotten the night before.

Now it was time for a partner. She thought that maybe going over to someone new would be a nice change. Maybe even someone she didn't know at all or very well. Emmylou looked around the room to see if there was anyone free. Maybe these people were free. At least she hoped they were."Is is okay if I join your group?" The southerner asked the three girls.
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They had the option to work alone or in groups, and it probably would be better to work with at least a partner. Looking around, people were already joining together so she probably should get in on it before everyone was taken. "Anyone want to team up with me?" she asked loud enough to be heard.
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Woaahhh Professor Glendower had A LOT to say. His hand was cramping just copying down what she was saying. He was of course using short hand but still. It was still a lot to take in. As she began to slow down...THANK MERLIN she did. He couldn't take writing anymore, he heard they were doing an activity. He was pleased they were because he liked doing the physical stuff. Now he needed a group. He saw Emmy was getting paired up with the little ones. He grinned and was pleased she was helping them out.

He looked around and he grinned when he saw Puck there. He thought this would be fun since they did so well last time in Transfiguration creating their outfits. He tapped her shoulder and whispered. "Pssttt hey you....wanna be my partner?" I mean Puck didn't have a choice either way.
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Woaahhh Professor Glendower had A LOT to say. His hand was cramping just copying down what she was saying. He was of course using short hand but still. It was still a lot to take in. As she began to slow down...THANK MERLIN she did. He couldn't take writing anymore, he heard they were doing an activity. He was pleased they were because he liked doing the physical stuff. Now he needed a group. He saw Emmy was getting paired up with the little ones. He grinned and was pleased she was helping them out.

He looked around and he grinned when he saw Puck there. He thought this would be fun since they did so well last time in Transfiguration creating their outfits. He tapped her shoulder and whispered. "Pssttt hey you....wanna be my partner?" I mean Puck didn't have a choice either way.
She wasn’t bouncing on the balls of her feet as she stood there as she listened to what Professor Glendower said. Puck would have brought up the fact that if they all agreed it would be that either Slytherin would have changed his mind or the others would have changed theirs…and therefore no muggleborns or all muggle borns would be taught. It was black and white, there wouldn’t be a happy medium with that.

Still she was nice and just nodded and listened politely until partners were brought up. Kace. Hi. Hey. YES. What? She liked working with her basically best-guy-friend and really it was going to be sad when he was gone…except maybe then Braedon would transfer to Hogwarts? And she’d have a homework friend again?

“Hey you…do you want to have a group?!” She grinned over to him, and smirked slightly. C’mon groups. More people. More awesome of a school! “so you know we don’t have to have a two-house-school?” She offered all beamy faced.
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Woaahhh Professor Glendower had A LOT to say. His hand was cramping just copying down what she was saying. He was of course using short hand but still. It was still a lot to take in. As she began to slow down...THANK MERLIN she did. He couldn't take writing anymore, he heard they were doing an activity. He was pleased they were because he liked doing the physical stuff. Now he needed a group. He saw Emmy was getting paired up with the little ones. He grinned and was pleased she was helping them out.

He looked around and he grinned when he saw Puck there. He thought this would be fun since they did so well last time in Transfiguration creating their outfits. He tapped her shoulder and whispered. "Pssttt hey you....wanna be my partner?" I mean Puck didn't have a choice either way.
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She wasn’t bouncing on the balls of her feet as she stood there as she listened to what Professor Glendower said. Puck would have brought up the fact that if they all agreed it would be that either Slytherin would have changed his mind or the others would have changed theirs…and therefore no muggleborns or all muggle borns would be taught. It was black and white, there wouldn’t be a happy medium with that.

Still she was nice and just nodded and listened politely until partners were brought up. Kace. Hi. Hey. YES. What? She liked working with her basically best-guy-friend and really it was going to be sad when he was gone…except maybe then Braedon would transfer to Hogwarts? And she’d have a homework friend again?

“Hey you…do you want to have a group?!” She grinned over to him, and smirked slightly. C’mon groups. More people. More awesome of a school! “so you know we don’t have to have a two-house-school?” She offered all beamy faced.
No one was coming to her. Lux supposed she shouldn't be surprised because people didn't usually flock towards her when it came to group work, instead choosing to work in their usual pairings. She really wished Bay was here to work with her because he was her favourite person to team up with. She just wished he was there in general.

Kace and Puck were pairing up, and maybe they wouldn't mind if she joined them. Making her way over to her friends, she smiled. "Is it okay if I work with you two?" Unless they just wanted to work as partners. At least Emmy wasn't with them because she refused to team up with her.
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Margo scooted over toward a girl she recognized from the map making club. Now they didn't get much of chance to talk, but it was a friendly face and Margo would take it. Plus she had no partner in the last group activity and it made her feel awful!! So she was NOT going to let it happen this time!

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Norah paused to shake her hand out in between lines of notes. Phew. So much STUFF to write down, but it was cool stuff so she really didn't mind that much. Plus she had sparkly ink, which made everything loads better as a rule. Once she was finished, the third year grinned at Professor Glendower 'cause ACTIVITIES. WOOT. AND this one sounded fun, even if it didn't necessarily involve dress-up maybe it could involve glitter! Nowww she just needed a partner who would appreciate her GENIUS. Okay no. Not genius. But she was excited and that had to count for something.

And then an ickle firstie was talking. Haiii firstie. Norah will work with you, yes she will. Picking up her note taking supplies, the Puffer walked--NOT skipped, 'cause she had to look mature in front of the firstie--to where the other girl was sitting, and shifted her materials in order to stick out a hand. "I'll work with you! I'm Norah. THIRD year." Was she impressed yet? She was OLD. "D'ya like glitter?" That was an important question too, alright. She wasn't sure she could do crafts without glitter.[/color]
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So she didn't really a agree or disagree with what her statement was? Well no the professor did agree but it was more for other reasons. Emmylou was sometimes horrible at stating her opinion out loud. She didn't know what say out loud. She had a mind of her own and at certain times she was very opinionated but it was a little different today because she had to say in from of people. She was little nervous when it came talking about anything in front of a group of people.

So they had to create something? She understood what the professor was saying but that the same time she really didn't understand at all. They had to get all creative and stuff, that much she understood. Once thing the fifth year did know was her brain was not working properly because of the lack of sleep she had gotten the night before.

Now it was time for a partner. She thought that maybe going over to someone new would be a nice change. Maybe even someone she didn't know at all or very well. Emmylou looked around the room to see if there was anyone free. Maybe these people were free. At least she hoped they were."Is is okay if I join your group?" The southerner asked the three girls.


Luckily for Kate, it didn't take long for her to find at least one person to work with. She smiled as Margo scooted up beside her. "Hey, Margo," she said. She remembered the girl's name from the Cartography Club. "I bet we can come up with some awesome ideas!" So in other words, partners it was! "Should we wait and see if anybody else wants to join?" No sooner than the question had left her mouth, it was answered by two older girls. Ohh, they needed some older students to work with, too!

"Hey, Norah," Kate responded. "Third year? That's awesome. Margo and I could use someone a little older to work with." She nodded. "I love glitter! Especially pink glitter." Then there was a Gryffindor girl who wanted in, too. "Of course it is," she said. She gestured for both Norah and the Gryffindor girl to take a seat. "I'm Kate," she said, because calling her 'The Ravenclaw Girl' probably wouldn't sound too good.

"So what are your ideas?" she asked everyone. "New house, no new house, or no houses at all?" Because they sort of, kind of, maybe had to agree on that one. "I'm kind of leaning toward new house or just keeping the four regular houses." Definitely none of this 'no houses at all'.
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Woah!!!!!!!! Suddenly there were two others in the group! This was great!! Margo was having a blast already! It felt great to be in a group, much better than the lesson when she was left all alone.

"I like glitter!" Margo added to the girl she had never met before. But there were more important tasks at hand. "So what do you guys think?" Margo asked her group, but then trailed off Kate had beaten her to the punch, that was okay. Her own thoughts were leaning toward no house, or keeping just the original four, but she could probably be persuaded to change her mind. She wasn't completely sold on it yet. "I'm kind of one the boat of no new house, but I could change my mind." Margo stated.

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He looked around and he grinned when he saw Puck there. He thought this would be fun since they did so well last time in Transfiguration creating their outfits. He tapped her shoulder and whispered. "Pssttt hey you....wanna be my partner?" I mean Puck didn't have a choice either way.
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She wasn’t bouncing on the balls of her feet as she stood there as she listened to what Professor Glendower said. Puck would have brought up the fact that if they all agreed it would be that either Slytherin would have changed his mind or the others would have changed theirs…and therefore no muggleborns or all muggle borns would be taught. It was black and white, there wouldn’t be a happy medium with that.

Still she was nice and just nodded and listened politely until partners were brought up. Kace. Hi. Hey. YES. What? She liked working with her basically best-guy-friend and really it was going to be sad when he was gone…except maybe then Braedon would transfer to Hogwarts? And she’d have a homework friend again?

“Hey you…do you want to have a group?!” She grinned over to him, and smirked slightly. C’mon groups. More people. More awesome of a school! “so you know we don’t have to have a two-house-school?” She offered all beamy faced.
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No one was coming to her. Lux supposed she shouldn't be surprised because people didn't usually flock towards her when it came to group work, instead choosing to work in their usual pairings. She really wished Bay was here to work with her because he was her favourite person to team up with. She just wished he was there in general.

Kace and Puck were pairing up, and maybe they wouldn't mind if she joined them. Making her way over to her friends, she smiled. "Is it okay if I work with you two?" Unless they just wanted to work as partners. At least Emmy wasn't with them because she refused to team up with her.

Bleu noticed that Kace, Puck and Lux were all teaming up. She wondered if they wouldn't mind having a fourth in their group. She quietly approached the threesome.

"Hey guys...would you mind a fourth? Unless of course you would prefer only 3 in your group. I totally understand if that's what you would prefer." She didn't want to be bothersome to anyone. These 3 were good friends and she didn't want to interrupt them.
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Old 02-04-2015, 03:40 AM   #149 (permalink)


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Kace laughed at Puck's pun. "Yeah I think having a two house school would be horrible. I think it would be too boring have two people just run it. We think of a clever name you know.." he winked. He knew Puck was up to making creative name. I mean come on it was Puck. As he got one person for his group so far, he noticed Lux came over. He smiled and thought the more the merrier. "Hey Lux, nooo it is fine come on and join us cucumber." he smiled. "Puck and I were just thinking of what we were gonna name a house in Hogwarts.." he said to start the topic of conversation.

As soon as Lux came over, he noticed Bleu was making her way over. Aahh it was Dylan's crush, he thought they were adorable together. "Hey Bleu!" he greeted her. "We do not mind a fourth at all! Come on and join us. Plus we need more people to create our house anyways.." he winked. This was going to be a fun group to work with.
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To be honest, Hugh was not the best kind of person to do group activities, BUT maybe he should try, yo. It was hard to relate for him. Mostly because he was always in his head. And when you were there how could really be present in the average everydayness of ife? He'd yet to find the happy medium.

But he looked around.. He'd so partners if the people wanted. If not...he'd work by himself. Honestly, he was content that way.
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