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If your kids went to Hogwarts would you let them be in Slytherin?

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Blandmum · 16/07/2007 14:20

?

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geekgirl · 16/07/2007 14:45

dd1 prime candidate for hufflepuff

slowreader · 16/07/2007 14:42

Yes certainly. Should very much enjoy parents evenings with Snape.

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Blandmum · 16/07/2007 14:34

The books are, IMHO, much better.

Film 5 is the best of the films

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DANCESwithDumbledore · 16/07/2007 14:34

Books are a billion, zillion times better Enid. Can't emphasise that enough!

stealthsquiggle · 16/07/2007 14:32

Loving the concept of parental sorting-hat appeals.

I think that is the beauty of the Hogwarts system, in fact - the decision of the sorting hat is final. No appeals. Saves a lot of heart-ache!

TheDuchessDeMimsyNorkington · 16/07/2007 14:30

If a parent disagreed with the Sorting Hat could they go to appeal?

I think my DCs would be in different houses. DD1 is very kind but also brave and a sports queen so Hufflepuff or Gryffindor for her. DS1 is really clever, Ravenclaw me thinks. DD2 is a selfish and deviously clever monster who would definitely be requiring green robes.

Enid · 16/07/2007 14:27

dh and I were quite gripped by the first film and book

then we saw some of Film 4 - goblet of fire - lst night

was pantsola

dd2 and us loved the grandeur of hogwarts - goblet of fire is like bev hills 901202002

tell me the books are better

PotatoOfDoom · 16/07/2007 14:25

Yes, because a) someone has to be and b) nowt wrong with a bit of pure evil in your life

bwahahahahahahahahahahahah

ahem

fuzzywuzzy · 16/07/2007 14:24

You wouldnt have a choice tbh would you. And if you got picked for Slytherine I get the feeling you would in fact be that way inclined and have no objections to the house whatsoever.

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Blandmum · 16/07/2007 14:24

Or would you home ed ?

I think that they are all home edded prior to going to Hogwarts.

I tease our kids that dh and I went to hogwarts (they filmed part of it where we went to uni). I tell the kids that dh was a Hufflepuff!

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IdrisTheDragon · 16/07/2007 14:23

You woudln't really get a choice would you - but probably if your child did get into slytherin then you would be happy with it I think as you would be likely to be a slytherin type anyway.

I think.

MintyDixCharrington · 16/07/2007 14:23

no
it is the goldman sachs of hogwarts
tell dh to wash his mouth out with soap

Lucycat · 16/07/2007 14:22

would they have a choice?

gawd could you imagine if you let the sorting hat choose form groups - truly the group of death.

and can you imagine their names?

Enid · 16/07/2007 14:22

dh says he would

we are new to harry potter (dd2 obsessed, it passed dd1 by)

I really dont fancy hufflepuff htough