Terribly self-indulgent poll about Albus

[birdsofshore]

This is for anyone who has read Euphoria / Rapture, my series about Draco, Albus and Scorpius getting it on. (yes, I know there are only about 5 of you, but I love each and every one of you :DD)

What house do you think Euphoria!Albus was in at Hogwarts? And please tell me why in the comments.

[Poll #2046882][Poll #2046882]

I am planning some more of the series, and I'd love to hear what you think, and why. ♥

(p.s. Blatant self-promotion :D If you haven't read the stories yet, and you think you might enjoy a filthy cross gen threesome, they are now both on AO3:
Euphoria
Rapture

as well as LJ:
Euphoria
Rapture)

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_melodic_/]

Normally I would never have thought of Albus in Hufflepuff but something about your Albus who is so kind and sweet and easily swept away... it just gives me all kind of Hufflepuff feels! I also get a Ravenclaw vibe from his as well but I can't quite put my finger on it!

[birdsofshore]

♥

OH! I love this answer!

I'm going to love ALL the answers because it is an excuse to talk about Albus, LOL, but Hufflepuff!Al is such a lovely thought.

Thank you!

[gracerene]

I think you could probably sell any of the houses, and I can't say that I'e thought too much about it while reading as I was *ahem* distracted, but if I was pushed I would probably say Slytherin, mostly because I think of Scorpius being in Slytherin with his sort of maneuvering things, and them being in the same house makes the most sense IMO for them developing a relationship.

But I could totally see Albus being a Gryffindor with his bravery in just going for things with Draco and Scorpius, even though he's not totally sure they'll end well.

[birdsofshore]

Oh, that does make sense, both of those choices and reasons! Thank you.

If I told you that they didn't get together until after they left school, would that change your answer?

No, I didn't expect people to have thought much about it, but I'm thinking about it now, as I plot out some more of the story, and I'm not 100% sure myself!

[gracerene]

adding a screenshot because my comp is being weird and I am sick of retyping this paragraph for the nth time

[birdsofshore]

Ahhh thanks so much! That was really kind of you to screenshot this for me!

Yup, they didn't get together until after Hogwarts. I really like your justification for Gryffindor. Those are great reasons. Thank youuuuuu! <3

[lq-traintracks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really like this, too! She may have swayed me to Gryffindor here. Or at least 50/50. :-)

[birdsofshore]

Yes, some of these answers are definitely swaying my own headcanon...

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

ohhh, yes!!! I commented before I read other comments, and this one is hitting the right spot for me and my impressions IMO.

[lq-traintracks.livejournal.com]

I'm leaning toward both Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. I mean, he's a sweetie pants! <3333 And what a divine little bottom omg! So, yeah, lots of Hufflepuff love for him! ♥ But he's also clearly brave as fuck. He's going for it with the people he loves and wants. And sexually, he is ALL IN. So Gryffindor works, too. But I answered Puff, because Hufflepuffs can be sweet *and* brave and work for what they love. I see the Hat having to sit on his head a little while, though. ;-) I could see Slytherin, perhaps, but that's a harder sell for me.

[birdsofshore]

Ahhhhh all the Albus feels! I love this answer about the Hat having to sit on his head a while. I really like both of these choices and the reasons for them. Interesting that you chose Hufflepuff in the end. <3

[maccadole.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the sequel but judging from Euphoria I absolutely agree with what everyone's saying. I can see him being a Hufflepuff with some aspects of a Gryffindor, or a Gryffindor with plenty of Hufflepuff traits.

When it came down to it I chose Hufflepuff because my little heart is set on that, I realize. I don't know how much of that has to do with me being partial to that house, though, because let's be real - I totally am. It's where I'm from, after all, so of course I'd want our darling to be as well. But I truly do think it makes sense too. Even if he started out as a very stereotypical Hufflepuff student during his adolescence I feel like he would have grown and matured, and that those attributes would've changed with time.

In any event, people are complex no matter what age they're at. Nobody's really a caricature, regardless of what house they're in, as we've seen proven in the book series multiple times. So, I don't know, it's difficult to say what personality traits of his the Sorting Hat would value most, and in what way. Pinpointing the core of a person is tricky and I'm impressed the Hat can do it at all. I wouldn't want that job. Hah.

[birdsofshore]

I can see him being a Hufflepuff with some aspects of a Gryffindor, or a Gryffindor with plenty of Hufflepuff traits.

This is so interesting that a lot of people are saying this. I agree, how does the Hat choose, when most people are such complex mixtures? I read once that it's what the person themselves values, which is why Hermione goes to Gryffindor instead of Ravenclaw... but I don't know.

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.

[divertazsc.livejournal.com]

I'm going to stay with my own head cannon with Al in Slytherin. I don't necessarily equate his sweetness and gentle nature as being inconsistent with that house. I do believe he is cunning and understands enough to manipulate what he wants out of others in such a way that they believe they are in control. I don't think you should underestimate his intelligence and have to balance it with his wit and disarming charms.

[birdsofshore]

I was really hoping someone would argue the case for Slytherin! I'll be honest, he doesn't feel like a Slytherin to me when I am trying to get inside his head to write his POV, but I can definitely relate to all of your points.

I especially like your reminder not to underestimate Al - he has not one, but two Malfoys more or less wrapped around his finger in this fic, and Scorp does say at one point, in Euphoria, 'Who exactly is the Slytherin here?' Which, er. That line does actually mean I can't now claim in the fic that he was sorted into Slytherin, I guess... but it doesn't mean that he's not got a streak of Slytherin running right through him. I love your choice for him and the way you see him controlling the situation in a charming way. Thank you for answering!

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

I do believe he is cunning and understands enough to manipulate what he wants out of others in such a way that they believe they are in control.

Oooh, yes!!! I think 'manipulating' can at times be for reasons which are in themselves good...Like Albus wanting everyone to feel ok and just enjoy this, and no one to get hurt? I mean he is doing it.... to get what *he* wants, isn't he? Maybe? Haha, but I could be way off. You've got me thinking though! :D

[oceaxe.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the other comments yet so I will probably repeat what others have said, but briefly - to me, this Albus is in Hufflepuff because he's so loyal to Scorpius, and he is so hard-working in his efforts to please both Draco and Scorpius and ensure that everyone's needs get met, even when he might be endangering his own needs being met. He is far too sweet and malleable to be a Gryffindor, and unless this whole thing is a majestic long con, he's no Slytherin. He seems a little too interested in Quidditch and not enough interested in academics to be a Ravenclaw. So for those reasons, I say Hufflepuff.

[birdsofshore]

Oh, how lovely. I love you mentioning his loyalty and his diligent efforts to please everyone. And I agree about him being sweet... but malleable? Hmm. Is he, really? I'll have to think about that one.

unless this whole thing is a majestic long con, he's no Slytherin.

Ahahah, I don't think it's a majestic long con, unless his POV is a complete fraud from start to finish. I like the idea of a majestically conning Albus playing the Malfoys for all they're worth. I wonder if it takes a sweet, loyal, darling Hufflepuff to get the Malfoys to lower their guard enough to let him into their hearts like this, though... ;)

Thank you so much for playing along! This discussion is such a joy to me!

[capitu]

You know, I've been thinking about this very seriously since I saw the poll, which is all kinds of awesome/funny all the thought I've given it. :D

I'm voting for Hufflepuff because, you know, obviously. I kid. No, I see a lot of Hufflepuffian qualities in Euphoria!Al. He's sweet and honest and loyal and so candid. At times (most of the time, even) he's completely unaware of how amazing he is, and it's not saying a Slytherin or Ravenclaw or Gryffindor can't be that way, you know how it is. But yes, picking Hufflepuff.

But the truth is, I think he could absolutely be Gryffindor.

I got thinking about Draco. Euphoria!Draco is such a delicious bastard, I can't help to wonder if he'd give any thought to a Hufflepuff Potter. I'm sorry! I'm not awful, Draco is ~awful, OKAY? XD

So back to my Gryffindor point, I also see a lot of Gryffindor in him. I mean, come on, he's having kinky threesome sexy with father and son (and again, I do not mean a Hufflepuff or any other house for that matter couldn't), but there's a measure of boldness and recklessness and bravery about it that makes you think, yeah, Gryffindor. :D

So yes, torn between these two. ^^

[birdsofshore]

Oooh, I was longing to hear what you thought. You know, if you say "Hufflepuff", I'm probably going to believe you, because I think the Badgers know their own kind. ;)

But yes... those Gryffindor traits. Think about it, though. He's been brought up by Gryffindors. His parents are Gryffindor. His brother is a Gryffindor. His aunts and uncles and grandparents and half of his cousins are Gryffindors... a bit of Gryffindor is going to rub off on him, even if he was the Huffliest Puff to ever live!

I know what you're saying about Draco dismissing him. But maybe that's exactly what happened. He thought, 'oh good lord, this silly boy, this Hufflepuff Potter. He's FIT, yes, and HANDSOME, and he LOVES cock... but, really. You can't take him seriously."

And he UNDERESTIMATED him, and Al sneaked his way into Draco's heart, all quietly and sweetly, when he wasn't looking.

???? Maybe? Or maybe not. I'm just playing with different ideas. The Gryffindor voters are very persuasive. Or how about the Slytherin suggestion? Al is a man of many talents mainly cock-sucking :D

[capitu]

'oh good lord, this silly boy, this Hufflepuff Potter. He's FIT, yes, and HANDSOME, and he LOVES cock... but, really. You can't take him seriously."

Fuck, that's exactly what Draco would say. And you know, maybe I'm already wishing for stuff that is not there, but he's absolutely making his way into Draco's heart.

Those Hufflepuffs can't be trusted! LOL

[philharmony.livejournal.com]

Your blatant self-promotion has worked. I'm totally interested. You'll be seeing comments from me soon :)

[birdsofshore]

Ahaha! This pleases me very much! I hope you enjoy them...

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

OMG well last time I did this with you on Unguarded I got it totally effing wrong, but I'm sticking with my guns and...getting it wrong again >.< SORRY but I just went with Slyth again. It could be Gryff either, but it's not Huff or Ravenclaw IMO. Eeep, I could be wrong!!! Here's why I am wrong going with SlytherAl!:

Ok, so my reasoning is similar as to why I went with Slytherin in Unguarded (ahahahaa, I just enjoy being wrong! *stubborn*).

I think he is not a Puff, because your Draco is a bastard and would have mentioned it, in some form of an insult or assessment, in his internal monologue. I don't think his house prejudices would have gone away, based on the way he behaves, so it would have come up. I think for a similar reason, even more so, Al is not a Gryffindor, becasue lordy, Draco would have thought about *that* wouldn't he? Potter's precious. youngest, Gryffindor son, gagging for Malfoy cock? He'd frame that and hang it on the mantle!

As for a Claw, hmm. It doesn't seem to fit AL, but I confess I perhaps don't know enough about what his other interests are? He doesn't strike me as bookish, but perhaps he is a daydreamer, but the hat perhaps looks at something deeper in someone's psyche/desires before sorting them. We don't know if he is creative, either, but he could be. A claw is in the maybe basket... and it is far more neutral than the stereotypes re houses Malfoy would adhere to, in his head at least, so he might not really mind Al is a claw (I know I've based so much of this on Draco haha. For what it's worth, I don't think Scorp would give a flying toss if Albus was sorted in the Sea Monkey house :P). But I guess I don't get a claw vibe.

Now, I went with Slytherin/gryffindor, because it sort of fits Albus here IMO, and because again I think it would make Albus that extra little bit even more covetable to Draco. Potter's precious, youngest, Slytherin boy? That's not something to conquest, that's something to put on the mantle in itself, and perhaps explains some of Draco's possessiveness? I think Draco would have gotten a real kick out of seeing Al put into Slyhterin, out of seeing Albus get together with his son, and then of course out of fucking the living daylights out of him.

As for why it suits Albus, well.... I sort of firmly believe the houses are blanket groupings that can't even begin to touch on how complicated a person could be. AND I think that Slytherin/Gryffindor have a lot in common. AND Albus is meant to be a bit similar to Harry, and Harry was almost a Slytherin, so there's that? If we throw away all the negative stuff about the conniving, cunning, sneaky bastard Slytherin stereotype (omg I keep spelling Slytherin wrong in so many ways lmao), then Al could happily slot in there. I mean, a Slyhterin could be naive, and guileless, in their quest to fuck all the Malfoys ever, right? That has a certain ambitious, rule-breaking quality to it? And if I look at your best quote ever, about the differences between Scorp and Draco to Albus, that bit about wondering if people can see it in your eyes... I don't know, it gives me equally Slytherin/gryffindor feels? y'know it could be that Slytherin streak in him, wanting to do these 'wrong' things, push boundaries, or it's a Gryffindor seeking new thrills, and again, do 'wrong' things.

So, yeah, I am sort of equally Gryff/Slyth, but I just can't help thinking Draco would have had a moment's gloat over fucking Potter's Gryffindor boy. but I said that last time, and was a million kind's of wrong. So perhaps he is a Gryffindor with a heart of gold and the bravery to go after what he wants in his arse , and he's a big green streak of Slyhterin in him which is shaped like a cock.

Shit, so what was my final stance? Not a Puff, but sweet as one, not a Claw but smart, and thus he is either Slytherin/Gryffindor, but erring towards Slyhterin, even though you said he isn't one, becasue of your Draco :D. So he's a Gryffindor, and Draco has pushed that out of his mind forever, because perish the thought? :D

(perhaps is Scorpius was a Gryffindor too, then Draco actually Obliviated himself? And that's why he doesn't think it!)

(I told you I would write a fucking thesis on this omg I'm so sorry)

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh.... whoops, I deleted my previous comment, which was to my own comment, so I could add a spoiler cut (cos it's a mile long lol), but I still can't hahaha. Anyway all I said was something like "my reasoning is that he is Slytherin, but also Gryffindor, oh god I don't know" :D:D

*leaves before she knocks over a vase or something*

[birdsofshore]

LOL you wonderful thing. I was really hoping you would get time to come over and play.

Well, the thing is, I think me being a total dork has completely messed up all of your thoughtful thoughts. Because, the problem is, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HOUSE AL WAS SORTED INTO IN THIS FIC. So the reason Draco hasn't commented on it... is that I didn't know it myself. *small voice* Sorry? I sort of realised as I embarked on fic 3 that I really should know a few things about Al, like where he works, and whether Harry and Ginny know that he's gay, and what they said when he told them... and what house he was in. *spanks self* I'M SORRY. Your logic is faultless. Except for when dealing with dopey writers who don't know their own characters.

So. If we pretend that Draco DID already comment, scathingly or otherwise, on Al's house... (and bearing in mind that I am pretty sure in Euphoria, Scorp says And who exactly is the Slytherin here?*)... WHAT did Draco say?

* And if that's not clear, what he means is, "It's almost as if Al is the Slytherin rather than me and my dad." Er. Sorry.

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

OOHHHHHHH wait, so I can keep playing this guessing game with you??? Haha, ok, so I think my final verdict was Gryffindor, with Slytherin tendencies, or it could be a puff, so....well. Hmmmm!!!!! Omg, my mind haha, it races!!

(Also, I think I am totally biased my guess by focussing on the Malfoys instead of , like, actually looking at Albus, ahahaha!!!! Those show stealing fuckers!! And I'm also looking at Albus shrewdly, through slitted eyes, like "if you hurt that darling angel Scorpius then so help me Godric young man, there will be no more cocks for you!" and then he cries and says he would never hurt anyone and I slap him and then buy him an ice cream. Shit, maybe he is a Puff and I'M a Slytherin jerkbag!)

*spends whole afternoon thinking about how Draco would react to Puff!Al vs Gryffin!Al*

*feels bad about slapping him*

[birdsofshore]

I'm so so tempted to indulge in a little retcon here. Because I 100% agree with you - if Al is a Gryffindor or a Hufflepuff - which I am pretty certain he IS - there's no way that Draco wouldn't have commented on this, at least to himself.

Mind you, we didn't actually get Draco's POV in Euphoria. I was convinced we did! I started writing Rapture and I was all like, right, and now Draco chips in, and then when I went back to Euphoria I realised it's alternating Al and Scorp POV! So Draco could be thinking literally ANYTHING during that fic and we would never know, hahaha!

*spends whole afternoon thinking about how Draco would react to Puff!Al vs Gryffin!Al*

Yup yup yup, me too.

then he cries and says he would never hurt anyone and I slap him and then buy him an ice cream. Shit, maybe he is a Puff and I'M a Slytherin jerkbag!)

HAHAHAAAAA

Those show stealing fuckers!!

Yes, they do that, don't they? *sigh*

[llaeyro]

I went for Hufflepuff, although it isn't a house I'd usually consider for Al. Your Al just wants everyone to be happy, he's honest and loyal, charming and brave but not looking for recognition for it. Gryffindor could be argued for with the honesty, loyalty and brave tendencies.

I do think this Al has a bit of Slytherin in him or two, but he's not really cunning enough. He's two wide-eyed with wonder and worried about upsetting the balance with Scorp.

[birdsofshore]

Arf at the bit of Slytherin or two! Thank you so much for playing. I'm so interested to read everyone's answers and although I never intended to write Hufflepuff!Al, I am certainly not disagreeing with the Hufflepuff majority. It's just that the Gryffindor voters have had such persuasive arguments, don't you think?

So tricky to be sure!

[llaeyro]

I can see the argument for Gyffindor, but it doesn't really feel right to me. Most people are picking up on the bravery, but I didn't really see it as a brave choice, he was more railroaded into it by Scorp. Yes, it's what he wanted, but the pressure to decide whether to go for it or not was taken off him, for the most part.

[birdsofshore]

Yes. I agree with everyone, basically! Oh, it's so hard. I feel that I want to go a tiny bit deeper into Al's mind for the next story, and I feel like knowing his house will help me to do that, but I can relate to everybody's answers!