mithingthepoint:

gffa:

mithingthepoint:

gffa:

Hi!  Okay, keep in mind that I’m not really into HP that much, so my knowledge of the Houses are kind of nebulous, but I can definitely see cases for pretty much all of the Houses for Anakin.

Anakin as a Hufflepuff values loyalty and hard work.  He may not always put that hard work in the right direction, but absolutely that guy worked really hard.  Also, he’s such a Soft Boy underneath all the rage and murder and fear and anxiety and more murder.  (I know how that sounds, but still!)

Anakin as a Gryffindor values bravery and daring.  Probably a little too much, which almost makes me lean towards this one, except I think it depends on which way you’re looking at this from–are you looking at the traits most common that will fit Anakin or are you looking at who the core of Anakin Skywalker is and what trait that is?  Because Anakin’s bravery is a big part of him, but I wouldn’t say it’s the core of who he is.

Anakin as a Slytherin values ambition.  He doesn’t necessarily want it for himself, but Anakin’s always wanted to be a player on the galactic stage, he wants to support the person who will make the entire galaxy do what he thinks they should do.  This is a really important part of Anakin’s character, as much as his bravery is! But I don’t think it’s who he is at his core, either.

Anakin as a Ravenclaw values intelligence.  For a dumbass, he’s actually really brilliant!  He learns things quickly, he’s an incredible mechanic, he’s amazing with the Force, he’s smart.  This is another really important part of him, but I’m not sure it’s who he is at his core, either.

Anakin, at his core, is someone who wants to be consumed by love and will try to move the galaxy to get it the way he wants it.  His fears and anxieties consume him instead, but it’s very much born out of love and loyalty, however misguided and obsessive those things become when he leaves them unchecked!    He would know it was wrong and would still burn everything down to save Padme, to avenge Obi-Wan, to get Ahsoka back.

And that’s why I would put him in Hufflepuff.  He has elements of those other things that run down to that same core, but when I strip away the outer layers of who Anakin is?  Yeah, love and loyalty gone Dark Side is who Anakin is.  Darth Vader is what a Hufflepuff looks like gone dark.

Agreed, wholeheartedly!

There’s that one scene during the Geonosis arc of TCW, where Luminara is about to be brain-wormed; Obi-Wan aka. the Lethal Ravenclaw of my Heart flippantly but genuinely asks Anakin to bet on which orifice the worm is going to penetrate first; Anakin is like I DON’T CARE WE NEED TO SAVE HER. He’s a Puff.

I was literally just watching that scene two minutes ago and absolutely that’s what Obi-Wan is.  He has characteristics of the other Houses, he absolutely has the bravery and daring of a Gryffindor, he very much values patience and hard work and dedication of a Hufflepuff, he has the cunning and resourcefulness of a Slytherin, but when it comes down to the foundations of Obi-Wan’s character, I think it’s knowledge and wit.

I love that scene because he’s not being cruel about it, it’s genuinely important (given that he’s stalling for time) but he’s also genuinely interested.  Obi-Wan is Extra As All Get Out, but I will always maintain that it is usually a considered Extra.  Where he has weighed the choices in front of him and will fling himself at top velocity out of his speeder because it allows him to get the jump on the droids coming for them.  He’ll flip himself over a ledge because it’s the fastest way to get momentum to get back into a fight with an enemy that he can’t let his guard down around.  He’ll jump out a window because otherwise they’ll lose the droid, there’s no time for anything else.  If there’s a better option, he’ll take it, but if being reckless is the best option available to him, then he’ll literally jump after it.

Because he really did think about it, he observed the situation and made a considered choice.  Regardless of whether he sometimes jumps to Extra a little too quickly sometimes, it was still one made from knowledge.

Obi-Wan Kenobi:  Lethal Ravenclaw, agreed.

Like, there’s this didacticism to him even when he’s confronting Vader on the Death Star; that consideration on Kamino when he sees injustice being done and mistakes being made but still wants to know as much as he can about the cloning program before he acts; the way he assesses the situation with Maul during the reactor fight in TPM even though he’s champing at the bit to fight. Ravenclaws ask “how does this work” and that thirst for understanding is at the core of their characters, whether they’re active or passive, Extra or slick. I honestly think tiny Caleb Dume would be a Ravenclaw too; Kanan turned to drinking and debauchery because he couldn’t stop himself from asking WHYYYYY all the time if he didn’t.

And Ani, like you said, is not at core about understanding or ambition or even bravery; he’s love, and he’s fear, and he’s protectiveness. He can be a thrill-seeking adrenaline junkie moppet on Tatooine but he still does it because he wants freedom for himself and Shmi. He fell for love, we all know that, but it’s his loyalty and admiration that defines him even more than his bravery. He sticks with the Order despite his misgivings and his wanting to leave because He Cares About People. I think Barriss is a Hufflepuff too.

If anyone’s a Gryffindor in this bunch it’s Ahsoka. She had the bravery to leave when the system betrayed her, no matter how much she cared about her community.