VAMPWORLD FINN!! The Baby They Left In The Tank Grew Up :)

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a writer from another fandom (shoutout to entirelytookeen) was talking about sorting characters and said, "[Gryffindor] will do the right thing even if it kills her, [Slytherin] will do the right thing even if it kills everyone else." what do you think of that take on the Gryffindor/Slytherin divide?

That is very interesting. I’ve been thinking about it ever since you sent this. I mean, if we look at Harry, yes. Definitely. This fits. And if we look at, say, Voldemort. Or even Draco. Sure. Yes. (Although we need to be careful with what is the ‘right thing’ here. According to who? I might say ‘do what is important’)

It can be argued that Harry represents in many ways the best of Gryffindor house, while Voldemort (and possibly Draco) represent the worst of Slytherin house. So it isn’t quite a fair comparison. After all, there are canonical Slytherin who sacrificed themselves, or were willing to put their own lives in danger. (Regulus, Snape, Slughorn, for example.) Alternatively, Gryffindor’s reckless nature can cause harm to others when they are at their worst. It may not be their intention, bit it is often the outcome.

So maybe I would revise and say: Gryffindor tend more towards sacrifice, and Slytherin tend more towards preservation. Gryffindor focus on ‘how might my sacrifice be good for others, how do my actions make things good right now’ while Slytherin might focus on ‘what can be done so no sacrifice is needed, and what parameters do I use to decide what sacrifice will be needed.’ At their worst, this can mean throwing everyone but themselves in front of the curse, at their best, this can mean keeping anyone from getting hit by the curse. Just like at their best, Gryffindor’s sacrifice impulse can save lives at the cost of only their own, but at their worst, even more lives are damaged because of their impulsive, short-sighted sacrifice and lack of understanding of the full implications beyond their own heroics.

Or, even that Gryffindor focus on saving everyone, and Slytherin focus on saving what’s important. Which might even be a matter of idealism versus pragmatism. Which may come back to your friend’s very well-stated point: if it came down to it, a Slytherin would be able to sacrifice others if it was necessary, whereas a Gryffindor might not. Which is rather exactly the kind of role I had Ginny play in The Changeling during that last year with the DA. She made the tough decisions she knew her Gryffindor (and Hufflepuff) counterpart may not have been able to make. She understood that there are far more kinds of sacrifice than your own life. That living with it can be even harder than dying for it.

Ok I have read the Changeling/Armistice a few times now (they're stunning, thank you so much for creating them and I cannot wait for more!). When I'm describing them to other people, I have trouble coming up with a concise way to describe your Slytherin. What is your elevator pitch for what you think Slytherin House is like in this universe?

Slytherin are cautious, strategic, status conscious, adaptive, and, once they decide something is important, willing to absolutely anything to achieve their ends. Each of these can be a positive or negative depending on how they are wielded.

You reblogged A Thing which means I now feel minimal guilt in asking this: Is Rexwalker on the list of ships you'd write if it gave you an excuse for a Weird Enough Premise

I can pretty much go for any ship given the right circumstances. Anakin is just unreasonable about love in general, and I could see rexwalker being pretty fun, either as a poly ship, or developing after Padme turns him down. I am 90% sure Anakin loves Padme because she is literally is the first person he ever saw who wasn’t covered in sand, and came up with actual reasons to love her after that. If we assume an au where Padme is not on the same bullshit then she would probably rebuff him a lot more firmly, leading to some awkward crying and eventually friendship. I could see, a year or so into the war, Anakin finally accepting that his love isn’t returned and getting over Padme. 

He lasts about 10 seconds not being In Love with someone. 

Then Rex walks in the room, like, eating a sandwich, or something else completely neutral. He already likes Rex as a commander and friend. And now Rex get hit full blast with unbridled Unreasonable Skywalker LoveTM

—arguably simply due to proximity and timing, because Anakin Skywalker is just Like That about Love. But Anakin already knows Rex, so it’s even more insane.

Rex: eating sandwich  Anakin: staring intensely  Rex: *chewing*  Anakin:  Rex, uncertain: “What?”  Anakin, dazed: “What?”  Rex, uncomfortable: “You’re staring at me.”  Anakin, still dazed: “I am?”  Rex, starting to get annoyed: “Yes. Is there something you need, sir?” Anakin, blushing suddenly: “Huh?!”  Rex, now a little concerned: “Sir?”  Anakin, blushing more: “Oh fOrCe.”  Rex: “General? Are you alright?” *reaches hand out*  Anakin: “YesI’mfineIjusthavetogorightnow.” *flees*  Rex:  Rex: “what the fuck” 

I do enjoy your weird premises so feel free to send over whatever. Who knows, not me!

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