Harry counters by pointing out that even if Neville isn’t quite as Gryffindor as Harry, he has still be Sorted into the superior house.
That bit about Neville being worth twelve of Malfoy sounds outrageously hypocritical – when did Harry ever act like he thought Neville was worth anything? – until you realize he probably meant any Gryffindor, even one as lame as Neville, is automatically worth twelve of any Slytherin. Then it just sounds ridiculously prejudiced.
I think it’s only in fanfic where the Slytherins have bias against Gryffindor to match the Gryffindor’s bias against Slytherins. In canon they insult individuals of the House, but respect the house just fine.
I've lost count of the times Snape uses "Gryffindor" as an insult in fic, generally after Harry (Ron, whoever) did something exceptionally brave and kind and selfless. But yeah, in canon the shoe's clearly on the other foot. Cf. Slughorn's "I'maSlytherinpleasedon'tholditagainstmenoblePotter!"
*Ron’s already telling Hermione not to nag. That marriage will be fun.
One of the many oddities about R/Hr is how often we're informed that Hermione rubs Ron the wrong way just by being herself (and vice versa). When they met on the train and he disliked her on sight, it wasn't like Elizabeth seeing Darcy's worst side. Hermione was slightly in overdrive, but basically that's who she is. Which is to say, everything he dislikes about his mother and his least favorite brother Percy in one package. R/Hr/M/P OT4?
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Date: 2007-01-08 02:09 am (UTC)That bit about Neville being worth twelve of Malfoy sounds outrageously hypocritical – when did Harry ever act like he thought Neville was worth anything? – until you realize he probably meant any Gryffindor, even one as lame as Neville, is automatically worth twelve of any Slytherin. Then it just sounds ridiculously prejudiced.
I think it’s only in fanfic where the Slytherins have bias against Gryffindor to match the Gryffindor’s bias against Slytherins. In canon they insult individuals of the House, but respect the house just fine.
I've lost count of the times Snape uses "Gryffindor" as an insult in fic, generally after Harry (Ron, whoever) did something exceptionally brave and kind and selfless. But yeah, in canon the shoe's clearly on the other foot. Cf. Slughorn's "I'maSlytherinpleasedon'tholditagainstmenoblePotter!"
*Ron’s already telling Hermione not to nag. That marriage will be fun.
One of the many oddities about R/Hr is how often we're informed that Hermione rubs Ron the wrong way just by being herself (and vice versa). When they met on the train and he disliked her on sight, it wasn't like Elizabeth seeing Darcy's worst side. Hermione was slightly in overdrive, but basically that's who she is. Which is to say, everything he dislikes about his mother and his least favorite brother Percy in one package. R/Hr/M/P OT4?
-L