Sometimes I wonder what would happen to the royal fandom if Kate and Will divorced. They won’t, but I think in this hypothetical the Cambridge standom would break in half with the slightly more reasonable pro-Kate people on one side and the unhinged monarchists/William stans on the other. The same way Prince Harry’s standom got split in 2019 - 2020 between the worst of the Harry Girls and people who supported Meghan.
None of Harry and Ginny's kids should have been in Gryffindor.
Now I understand this is a bold statement, but hear me out.
In the marauders era we see four friends; James, Sirius, Peter, and Remus. Each one of them represent one of the Hogwarts houses.
James: Is very obviously Gryffindor. Brave, courageous, loud, most likely trigger happy every once and a while.
Sirius: Slytherin. He obviously came from a long line of slytherins (That's like his entire backstory). But I also believe that he has many of the defining Slytherin traits.
Peter: Hufflepuff. We don't know much about cannon him when he was young but I do think that he was a particularly shy person. I also think when they were in school he was very kind and tried to avoid conflict. It could be argued that those traits are what caused him to become a death eater but that's for you to think.
Remus: Ravenclaw. We know him in cannon to be a very intelligent and witty person. We see it in his teachings and it was probably said once or twice that we was very smart.
But heres the thing, the hat put them in Gryffindor. Either because that's what they needed to grow as people and see their own potentials. Or (in what I think Sirius' case was) simply because they choose it, which backs the theory that the hat puts you in the house with the traits you want or need.
Now let's talk about the Golden Trio. They represent every house BUT Gryffindor.
Ron: Hufflepuff. He is probably the most kind hearted loyal person we see throughout the series. He always sticks by his friends and family and was always ready to fight anyone to protect them.
Hermione: Ravenclaw. Again we see the more intelligent one of the group symbolizing Ravenclaw. She aces all of her assingments, has her nose in a book, and just pulles together the whole book smart aspect of Ravenclaw traits. (Also I don't think Ravenclaw's are only book smart but for her personality that is what aspect of Ravenclaw she is.)
Harry: Slytherin. Harry's is more obvious because the hat considered putting Harry in Slytherin. There's to many times in the books and movies in my opinion that back this up so I won't go into any specifics.
And again with this generation they chose or that hat decided that they would be better in Gryffindor. Also backs the theory of whatever house your put in are the traits you aspire to have.
Okay so for Harry's kids I think it's the same thing as the trio but backwards. They are all Gryffindors but more or less put themselves in other houses.
James Sirius: Hufflepuff. So I don't remember if its said or implied anywhere in cannon, but I do think that James looked up to Teddy a lot. Because he looked up to Teddy he would try to be like him by being kind to everyone. And like both his namesakes very loyal to his family. But I also think that he is very courageous and brave. Or to put it simply he has Gryffindor traits. Now I think he was a hat stall because he probably debated with the hat on where to put him. Cause on one hand he wanted to be like Teddy, but on the other he wanted to be like his mum, dad, and the rest of his extended family. But like Harry, James had enough bravery to tell the hat to put him in Hufflepuff with his older brother. And that's where I think the Gryffindor shines through.
Albus Severus: Slytherin. Again this is his cannon house but I want to add more backing as to why. I would have to check cursed child to see if he was a hat stall but if not I think he should have been. Throughout cursed child we see him go though these adventures with his boyfriend best friend Scorpius. Which anyone would think is very BRAVE. Although during these he also uses his whit and quick thinking to get though these adventures. Some would say we was being CUNNING or dare I say AMBITIOUS. But the hat put him in Slytherin because he already had the traits to be a Gryffindor. But the ones for Slytherin out weighted these and he was put there.
Lily Luna: Ravenclaw. Again I think she has the traits to be Gryffindor but like one of her namesakes is a Ravenclaw. We don't know much about her in cannon but I imagine Lily to be much like Ginny as they are both witty and slightly head strong people. I also like to think of her as creative wether art wise or any other way she chooses to express it. (This is also a nice contrast to how Hermione represents the side of Ravenclaw that is book smarts. Lily is the creative side.) And just like her brother's she was a hat stall, cause she had the traits for Gryffindor but the hat recognized like it did with James and Al that she would grow more in Ravenclaw.
And over the three generations of Harry Potter we see how the symbolism grows over time. Just like how we see the wizarding world grow blood status wise. Marauders represent all houses including Gryffindor. Golden Trio all execpt Gryffindor, but they chose it. And Next Gen they all have the same traits to be in Gryffindor but stood their ground and went where they knew they needed to be. Which in hindsight is the bravest thing a person can do.
AU: The Golden Heart - Chapter 1 - A Best Friend (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/iL20jxAyLcb An AU story, a character I have created called Hana Bailey, joins Hogwarts in the marauders era, makes friends along the way. But in the sixth year, something sinister rises, endangering them all. The cloth hiding away all of Hana's secrets begin to fall down, and after all of that, will her friends want her anymore?
