but I wouldn't be surprised if the sorting hat gave her a choice.
According to canon the Sorting Hat gives everybody a choice. They just don't know they have a choice.
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Gunn ,'Not Fade Away'
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DavidS - Nov 12, 2010 7:29:42 pm PST #11977 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
§ ita § - Nov 13, 2010 4:48:05 am PST #11978 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Green Lantern footage. Just enough for me to be sure there's FX and shirtlessness, so I'm pretty happy.
Dana - Nov 13, 2010 7:04:19 am PST #11979 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Oh, the FX was cool. Which Green Lantern is he? Hal Jordan?
Laga - Nov 13, 2010 7:22:59 am PST #11980 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Do we know anything about Hogwarts in the 1880s? Ahh but if Mary is a witch she could be much older than she looks. The only timeline I could find jumps from 1492 to 1945.
Anne W. - Nov 13, 2010 7:27:59 am PST #11981 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Given the timeline, I could see Mary Poppins having been instrumental in the magical goings-on that paralleled WWI the way Dumbledore was in WWII.
§ ita § - Nov 13, 2010 8:15:45 am PST #11982 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yup, Hal.
Volans - Nov 13, 2010 12:50:48 pm PST #11983 of 30000
move out and draw fire
And that's a pretty nifty fanfic plot bunny right there.
I think Mary could even have been Hufflepuff - she's all about sticking with it and getting things picked up.
Dana - Nov 13, 2010 3:16:04 pm PST #11984 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
“A Gryffindor will jump off a cliff," Penelope said. Her tone suggested that it was a well-worn proverb. "A Slytherin will push someone else off. A Hufflepuff will call in five hundred other Hufflepuffs, and they'll carve a stairway. And a Ravenclaw -- " She winked at Madeleine Aerie, who joined in with her: "A Ravenclaw will get hold of a flying carpet."
Laga - Nov 13, 2010 5:21:46 pm PST #11985 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
D says Hufflepuff but I think she's a Ravenclaw. Isn't her umbrella handle a raven?
Typo Boy - Nov 13, 2010 6:00:18 pm PST #11986 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
In the book, a fairly major pagan god is intimidated by her, as are some pretty powerful Shamans/Wizards. (The latter is an extremely racist chapter I try not to dwell upon.) She is Somebody; she is supernatural, powerful and mysterious. Definitely not Hufflepuff, cause Hufflepuffs are all about team efforts. Mary is a leader, never a follower, and most of the time solves stuff singlehandedly without even bothering to lead a team. Not Slytherin, because while she uses cleverness she is strongly into direct confrontation, and gives fair warning. That leaves Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. She is clever, a long term planner, makes heavy use of gadgets. So raven umbrella aside (which I don't remember for sure but am taking your word for) her character and modus operandi scream "Ravenclaw".