Talk:Hogwarts AU/@comment-99.118.64.7-20140621222704/@comment-16059609-20140918231056

Hang on, I just proved Hiccup wasn't a Slytherin by proving he was a Gryffindor, then proved he wasn't a Gryffindor. That was a stupid argument tactic.

Alright, Slytherin or Ravenclaw. Thank you, I need to debate this, I still need to figure out where to put Artemis Fowl and Sherlock, this will help with that too.

Slytherins value traditionalism, ambition, cunning. Ravenclaws value knowledge.

Some would argue that knowledge would fall under cunning; this is not true. Yes, one has to be knowledgeable to be cunning, but cunning is a way to use knowledge, not knowledge itself. It's like comparing a person who likes bananas and a person who likes babana splits. Ravenclaws use their knowledge to better their understanding, use their curiosity to make discoveries to better their knowledge. Slytherins use their knowledge to better their situation, use their sharp mind to bend knowledge to their will, use their understanding to manipulate the world around them. For some Slytherins manipulate is a harsh word, but that's the word I used.

Now where does Hiccup fall? When he gains knowledge about dragons from his experience with Toothless, he does use it to better his score in Dragon Training. This could be argued as Slytherin. However, I would argue that that would be wrong. Hiccup didn't use his knowledge to better his score because he wanted to be the best; he did it so he wouldn't get the crap beat out of him by a Deadly Nadder in front of the villiage. He was also experimenting, trying to figure out if all dragons were like this, or if it's just Toothless. He wants knowledge to be able to understand dragons, not rule over them. It's the difference between Hiccup and Drago in HTTYD2. It's what makes him better than Drago.

Now, don't get me wrong, not all Slytherins are inherintly evil. Some of them just use their ambition and cunning for bad things. A hammer isn't a weapon until it is used as a weapon; the same is with Slytherin traits. In my argument for Merida, I say that her Slytherin traits get her into trouble; you wouldn't give a person with anger managment issues that hammer, would you? You don't want to tempt them to do something awful. That's why I sort Merida into Gryffindor. With Hiccup, Hiccup doesn't want that hammer. He could care less about that freaking hammer. Give him a notebook any day, give that hammer to somebody who can build with it. He's all like, "Wait, are you doing with that hammer? Why are you giving it to me? Stop giving me the freaking hammer I dont want it! FINE ILL TAKE THE FREAKING HAMMER JUST LEAVE ME ALONE WITH MY BOOKS AND MAPS."