As for applying Hogwarts housing to other fandoms, I see that as merely a character study.
This is quite true. I've seen some interesting analyses examining why certain characters would be perfect for a particular House based on their characteristics and what they've done in their respective canons and apply accordingly. I've done it myself for some characters. It can be very insightful on seeing these reasons, and comparing notes with others about where they would sort them, etc. Of course, it can lead to using the House stereotypes and arguments over inaccurate characterizations and such. But overall it's still interesting nonetheless.
The danger is, of course, if we let our house qualities define us and completely ignore the other qualities. That's not a good thing, obviously, as is anything that could leave a person or fandom feeling conflicted.
I completely agree.
It's kind of why I've adopted the combining of House names, like Slytherclaw or Gryffinpuff. Sometimes you don't fit into a particular box, and that's okay.
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As for applying Hogwarts housing to other fandoms, I see that as merely a character study.
This is quite true. I've seen some interesting analyses examining why certain characters would be perfect for a particular House based on their characteristics and what they've done in their respective canons and apply accordingly. I've done it myself for some characters. It can be very insightful on seeing these reasons, and comparing notes with others about where they would sort them, etc. Of course, it can lead to using the House stereotypes and arguments over inaccurate characterizations and such. But overall it's still interesting nonetheless.
The danger is, of course, if we let our house qualities define us and completely ignore the other qualities. That's not a good thing, obviously, as is anything that could leave a person or fandom feeling conflicted.
I completely agree.
It's kind of why I've adopted the combining of House names, like Slytherclaw or Gryffinpuff. Sometimes you don't fit into a particular box, and that's okay.