I see John as either a reluctant Gryffindor or as a Hufflepuff.
Reluctant Gryffindor has been explained.
Hufflepuff--well, they're patient (John is patient enough to wait for revenge, to put up with Tim AND to deal with his fellow mages and various supernatural entities); hard-working (got into magic to become a hotshot mage, yeah, but he stuck with it even though it took a long time); true and loyal (which he would never admit in a million years, and which he would always blame on expediency); and just. I can still see John yelling at Morpheus of the Endless that Morpheus couldn't leave John's ex-girlfriend in a state of physical decay and psychic torment because it wasn't FAIR, damn it. Nobody chews out the Endless. No one. But John did--and he changed Morpheus' mind.
Moreover, Hufflepuff is continually underestimated in the Potterverse. It seems to be less than it is, rather like John himself. People forget that Hufflepuff's animal is the badger, which is described in the Encyclopedia Britannica as "a powerful animal"; "having savage fighting instincts"; "fierce when cornered"; and "a tenacious fighter."
For my money, John's a Hufflepuff. A very reluctant Hufflepuff. And his Patronus should be a badger.
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Date: 2004-01-28 08:23 pm (UTC)Reluctant Gryffindor has been explained.
Hufflepuff--well, they're patient (John is patient enough to wait for revenge, to put up with Tim AND to deal with his fellow mages and various supernatural entities); hard-working (got into magic to become a hotshot mage, yeah, but he stuck with it even though it took a long time); true and loyal (which he would never admit in a million years, and which he would always blame on expediency); and just. I can still see John yelling at Morpheus of the Endless that Morpheus couldn't leave John's ex-girlfriend in a state of physical decay and psychic torment because it wasn't FAIR, damn it. Nobody chews out the Endless. No one. But John did--and he changed Morpheus' mind.
Moreover, Hufflepuff is continually underestimated in the Potterverse. It seems to be less than it is, rather like John himself. People forget that Hufflepuff's animal is the badger, which is described in the Encyclopedia Britannica as "a powerful animal"; "having savage fighting instincts"; "fierce when cornered"; and "a tenacious fighter."
For my money, John's a Hufflepuff. A very reluctant Hufflepuff. And his Patronus should be a badger.