there are so few Ravenclaws who do anything in the story
Tell me about it! And what bugs me the most is that they're not even consistent with her own descriptions of the houses! How is Ernie Macmillan, who was one of the first to condemn Harry, an example of a loyal Hufflepuff? At the time, he was only a minor character, so at the least, I'd expect him to be a cardboard-cutout, two dimensional example of his House traits! Subtlety and not judging a book by its cover is one thing, but...
Why are there no intelligent Ravenclaws, and the two highest-scoring students are in Gryffindor and Slytherin?! *sigh*
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Tell me about it! And what bugs me the most is that they're not even consistent with her own descriptions of the houses! How is Ernie Macmillan, who was one of the first to condemn Harry, an example of a loyal Hufflepuff? At the time, he was only a minor character, so at the least, I'd expect him to be a cardboard-cutout, two dimensional example of his House traits! Subtlety and not judging a book by its cover is one thing, but...
Why are there no intelligent Ravenclaws, and the two highest-scoring students are in Gryffindor and Slytherin?! *sigh*