House Conflicts

Hello my dears,

 

I was told earlier, that there is actually a difference between various Ravenclaws, and distinct personalities. The first of these assumptions, was that many traits belong to many different sharply minded students, and that some do not actually belong in the house. I was led by the suggestion to believe that students really belong to a variety of houses without any question, and that, perhaps, if one was multi-faceted, they could belong to any number of houses. Blessing told me earlier today that I am just as much suited for Gryffindor as I am for Ravenclaw, but I am not sure that is necessarily true. I apparently have a really wide mouth that never knows when to stop when it begins to flap, and I cannot actually help it. My brashness is gleaned from my Chaldean heritage, and it is not my fault if I do not always seem meek and humble. Perhaps I do not want to actually seem meek and humble- perhaps I am not actually humble.

Well, according to Biblical teachings I should be humble, and that is fine. I certainly do not wear my feelings on my sleeve, so that’s something I guess. However, I cannot make light of the suggestion that I am no longer a part of that esteemed, noble house of Ravenclaw, in the confused minds encircling my life. I merely do not feel as tough. I belong with the Gryffindors, and, there’s nothing I can do about that! Ha. The creativity and the zeal and the intelligence of Luna Lovegood I could never admit to any one person, to any venue or lovely, willing to listen ear- there are not many of those, ha, not where I am concerned- to me- I cannot draw back from that esteemed house, that esteemed person. There is but one small facet of my true nature that relieves me of any unnecessary burden of those rash Gryffindors, and that is a creative penchant. I could not live without art, music, and literature, and that one but unique treasure is what I hold.

And I am not rash. Merely strong. Foolish notion.

Perhaps my other fellow peers and professors would like to consider themselves removed from the brashness of the Gryffindors. But perhaps my friends, we need to look further than this. Perhaps there is a plethora of beautiful walks of imagery and loveliness that flank around us with an enormous complexity, telling of every small different facet of our truest selves. Perhaps not one of us belongs to any one class, and we all hold some of each. I still maintain that the complexity must only be tempered with a stoic and regal pride in the house of Ravenclaw, and I don’t think that many people can actually play the cards of such regal backstabbers. There are all types of intelligence, interests, and talent. Harry and Luna had talent, but Hermione merely had genius. The two are inherently different. Factual knowledge is something that Professor Trelawney never understood . . .

 

Luna and I never understood it either.

Signed,

Emerald ~