Ravenclaw Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind;
Okay, so, I like knowing things. I like being intelligent, and knowing that I can participate in conversations about a wide variety of topics without making an ass of myself. As bad as it might sound, I like being able to correct people when they make mistakes, and I like knowing that I can make a decent life for myself, simply because I can, and will, learn. I like going into something knowing that I can do it, so long as I apply myself.
And I think I'm a pretty witty person. I'm not the funniest person in the world or anything like that, but I can make people laugh. And when other people use dry, ironic humor, I find that amusing, and I get it. Not just in the understanding sense, but in the all around "I know where you're coming from" sense.
However, I don't like the actual learning process. I hate taking the time to learn things -- I just want to know them. Obviously I do spend time learning, because I think it's worth it for the knowledge that I'll gain, but if there was a way to just assimilate that knowledge into my brain, I'd be much happier doing that. I'm just not one for studying or anything of the sort, and I'll put it off until the last possible moment.
And finally... Slytherin Or perhaps in Slytherin You'll make your real friends, Those cunning folks use any means To achieve their ends.
Okay, I guess the easiest one here is that I'm ambitious. I have a lot of dreams for myself, a lot of goals, and they're important to me. I want these things, and I've sworn to myself that I'll make them happen somehow, because what good is making a goal if I'm not going to do anything about it? So yes, my ambition is a decidedly Slytherin trait.
The difference is, I don't "use any means to achieve [my] ends." I'm just not very good at being manipulative. I never have been. I'm not a very sneaky person in general, and whenever I do try to be it makes me nervous and uncomfortable. Besides which, attaining something always feels much more special to me if it's something I really deserve, something I've earned. I like that feeling, whereas I think it's more Slytherin to like the achievement itself -- which of course is very nice, but it's the effort you put into reaching your goals that make your goals so special.
I'd also like to note here that I do see myself as a very bitchy person, especially to my friends -- it's sort of my way of showing that I care -- but while many people see Slytherin as the 'bitchy' house I think that's more of a quality that can fit into any of the houses, depending on the nature of the bitch.
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Date: 2005-12-30 09:42 am (UTC)Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
if you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Okay, so, I like knowing things. I like being intelligent, and knowing that I can participate in conversations about a wide variety of topics without making an ass of myself. As bad as it might sound, I like being able to correct people when they make mistakes, and I like knowing that I can make a decent life for myself, simply because I can, and will, learn. I like going into something knowing that I can do it, so long as I apply myself.
And I think I'm a pretty witty person. I'm not the funniest person in the world or anything like that, but I can make people laugh. And when other people use dry, ironic humor, I find that amusing, and I get it. Not just in the understanding sense, but in the all around "I know where you're coming from" sense.
However, I don't like the actual learning process. I hate taking the time to learn things -- I just want to know them. Obviously I do spend time learning, because I think it's worth it for the knowledge that I'll gain, but if there was a way to just assimilate that knowledge into my brain, I'd be much happier doing that. I'm just not one for studying or anything of the sort, and I'll put it off until the last possible moment.
And finally...
Slytherin
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends.
Okay, I guess the easiest one here is that I'm ambitious. I have a lot of dreams for myself, a lot of goals, and they're important to me. I want these things, and I've sworn to myself that I'll make them happen somehow, because what good is making a goal if I'm not going to do anything about it? So yes, my ambition is a decidedly Slytherin trait.
The difference is, I don't "use any means to achieve [my] ends." I'm just not very good at being manipulative. I never have been. I'm not a very sneaky person in general, and whenever I do try to be it makes me nervous and uncomfortable. Besides which, attaining something always feels much more special to me if it's something I really deserve, something I've earned. I like that feeling, whereas I think it's more Slytherin to like the achievement itself -- which of course is very nice, but it's the effort you put into reaching your goals that make your goals so special.
I'd also like to note here that I do see myself as a very bitchy person, especially to my friends -- it's sort of my way of showing that I care -- but while many people see Slytherin as the 'bitchy' house I think that's more of a quality that can fit into any of the houses, depending on the nature of the bitch.
Hope I answered your question satisfactorily.