iliekrp | (no subject)

Sometimes, it's up to Alex and I to ask the big questions.

iliekrp: okay so, I was looking at this, "13 Tumblr Posts About The Marauders We Need To Be True" and #8 makes me wonder why there are necessarily 5
like, people always try to do that with games too, make there be an even number in each house/year, but that's a game, and we're allowed to tweak stuff
but like, there is no reason houses/genders/years would be equal every year, right?

24601: Yeah I always wonder about that too
I remember reading a fic once about how terribly awkward Percy and Oliver's dorm was because in the reality of the fic they were the only two. And like YOU CAN HAVE FUN WITH IT
Otherwise the last few people would get screwed
"Well, sorry rose zeller, I know you're a Muggleborn and all but we're short a slytherin girl"

iliekrp: "Sorry, Wilkins. You're CLEARLY not that bright, but we need to round out Ravenclaw so..... you'll do"
and like, I imagine certain historical events can affect the personality of a whole generation
like, baby boomers have certain things in common
or millenials. like, are millenials like... more slytherin leaning?
did WWII era make a lot of gryffindors? and if that happens, is there just an overwhelming gryff majority for a few years

24601: The ww2 generation was def gryff
Hippies are Hufflepuffs

iliekrp: or does the hat try to like.... even it out
"You're like.... a gryffinpuff, but there's a lot of gryffindors already, so hufflepuff it is!"

24601: but then the early kids get into their proper house
Whereas around "M" the Hat is like
Fuck
I have no Ravenclaws yet

iliekrp: or maybe, since the hat is magical, it KNOWS these things
maybe it can sense the wave gryffindors coming
it can feel a red-and-gold disturbance in the force

24601: LMAO
I mean it could tell they all needed to ~unite~ when voldie came back

iliekrp: right