• SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    I realise that they are ‘houses’ but they sound like political parties. (I guess they are similar in a way…)

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      7 months ago

      There is one fan-theory that they resemble roles in a medieval society: aristocracy (Slyterhin), knights (Gryffindor), priests (Hufflepuff), scholars (Ravenclaw).

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        7 months ago

        Ever since Rowling started with her political opinions nobody asked for, I keep seeing more and more of it in the books. And it was such a cool teenage power fantasy.