I don't know that it necessarily counts as ambitious if it's basically driven by 'get the FUCK out of my LIFE, and while you're at it LEAVE THE REST OF MY SPECIES ALONE, you bastards'. Somehow I have a bit of trouble picturing someone like Phineas Nigellus being in the same room as someone with a sentiment like that, let alone the same House. (Phineas being my baseline for Slytherins, since most of the others we've seen are primarily defined by being enemies of Harry.)
Lord knows John's got the stones to be Gryffindor... I just don't want to come off sounding like another "Harry is in it! Gryffindor is t3h k3wli3z!!!!111!!!" writer.
Had also considered a Jack Russell for the Patronus, or something else in the terrier line. You know, the sort of dog that'll latch onto its target and not let go until you pry its jaws open with a stick, or cut off its head, or something. But polecats seemed nicely vicious enough to do the trick, too.
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Date: 2004-01-28 02:28 pm (UTC)Lord knows John's got the stones to be Gryffindor... I just don't want to come off sounding like another "Harry is in it! Gryffindor is t3h k3wli3z!!!!111!!!" writer.
Had also considered a Jack Russell for the Patronus, or something else in the terrier line. You know, the sort of dog that'll latch onto its target and not let go until you pry its jaws open with a stick, or cut off its head, or something. But polecats seemed nicely vicious enough to do the trick, too.