Chapter Two: Harry Potter
Everybody knows him. The Boy-Who-Lived. The Chosen One. Savior of the Wizarding World.
But what really made him a Gryffindor? If you'll recall, he asked the Sorting Hat to place him in Gryffindor. We'll never truly know if the Sorting Hat would have placed him in Gryffindor regardless of whether or not he asked. Or will we? Daring, nerve, chivalry. Marks of a true Gryffindor.
Daring. Oh, he had plenty of that. How else would he go after Voldemort time and time again, and call him by his true name? At the end, when the name Tom left his lips, Harry potter proved that he was daring.
Nerve. Of course he had nerve. He went behind Umbridge's back and did that interview with The Quibbler, remember? He knew that much worse than what he had already been going through could happen, but he did it anyway. He was full of nerve.
Chivalry. There were so many instances when he showed that he was chivalrous. He went after Snape (although it was really Quirrell) and the Sorcerer's Stone. He went to rescue Ginny Weasley when she was kidnapped by Slytherin's heir and taken down to the Chamber of Secrets. He defended Sirius Black from Snape just so he could hear Sirius's story. He fought off Voldemort in the graveyard and still went back for Cedric's body even though going back could have killed him. He went to the Ministry of Magic to save his godfather when he thought Sirius was in trouble. He fought for Dumbledore until the very end. He died to save the Wizarding World.
Is Harry a true Gryffindor? I believe he is. How about you?
A/N: Just so you know, I'm American, so to me it will always be the Sorcerer's Stone. Please don't start yelling at me that it's the Philosopher's Stone. Thanks!
