Sunday, April 10, 2011

Brae the Slytherpuff


Sorry guys, I have been having a crazy work schedule for some time and haven't had the time (much less the energy and creativity) to write anything for anyone lately, but this here will be my first post back and I have decided to tackle the Sorting Hats namesake topic. Now on to that!


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Ah the Sorting Hat, a shifty musical character, he sits on your head and doles out swift judgment on each person knowing little more than any other than hat but what he can read in your head, and he looks grumpy I've always thought, well as far as hats go…in short you can never be sure whether he is an enemy or friend from his description, but he is an integral part of life at Hogwarts, that would sorely be missed if anything were to ever happen to him. If we were ever to meet in those hallowed halls, what would he decide about me? Would he pick out my decisive nature, snide comments, and general negativity? Would he see the "goodness and generosity" in my heart? Would he see the quick and poignant wit or thirst for knowledge that often drives my personality? Lets examine shall we?


First and foremost lets rule out what house I'm not before we begin. I am not a Gryffindor…not now, not like in 5 years, not 10 years ago, just never. Sure I have some of the qualities of a Gryffindor, but just as Harry once sat and called out that thing which he would want least as the Sorter perched on his head, so too would you hear me utter "Not Gryffindor, Not Gryffindor, Not Gryffindor!", in a hushed exclamation. Not that I have anything against Gryffindors (well maybe not nothing…), but I just simply have never seen myself as one and could never stomach the thought of being in that house. To be fair, I am also no Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw, while a respectable house with people whom I would mark as my equals, it just isn't the house for me. Sure it has memorable people from time to time, but I don't want to have to be quirked out of my mind to be noticed amongst a bunch of nerds as that would mean I am probably extra freaky. It would be my third choice after Slytherin, and certainly before Gryffindor, so I still have a fair amount of love and reverence for the work and people in that house.


Now onto the hard stuff (and I haven't even started to tuck into the firewhiskey). Slytherin and Hufflepuff…Slytherin and Hufflepuff…Slytherin and Hufflepuff. Yes, unusual bedmates to have for your neck-n'-neck house choices, but there you have it. I should let you infer your own meaning as to why those two would make it this far up the list and together at that, but that would be too evil of me. What traits do I have (and I am trying to be honest when answering these things so don't think them too cringe worthy please) that may encompass both of these houses. Well firstly I'm snide, scathing, biting at the best of times as far as personality goes. That's maybe an exaggerated version of my ego more than anything, but there you have it. I am soooo sarcastic most of the time, and negative about things in general, and I think very highly of myself. VERY highly. It wouldn't be hard for someone to take me as a Slytherin right off the bat, so I have to admit that it is a house that I fit well into. I am not in any way ashamed of that either as my ego is particularly important to me, and that house would only seek to make light of that fact in ignorance of all others. That being said…I am, amongst other things, a cast off at times. I don't fit perfectly into any house, and in life I often find myself drifting alone, not depressingly so, but everyone has that part of themselves that they feel people don't understand and I just have that in droves I guess. I am loyal though that doesn't mean I grovel or just accept what comes at me, but when you need someone I'm there for you even if I don't know how to handle the whole situation. Oh, I can cook too, though I doubt cooking charms would be a specialty for me hahaha.

So there you have it, I am just a Slytherpuff like any other, loyal and cunning, fiendish and friendly, abrasive and easy to get along with, for all the contradictions I suppose I'm just me, a unique sort of house where up is down and wrong is oh so right.


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