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[deird1]

Pet peeve on the subject of Hogwarts houses: people deciding that, clearly, a character must be in Slytherin, just because they're evil.

So Angelus, Spike, Lex Luthor, Scorpius, Sylar, Biff Tannen, Reynard, Norman Osborn, Kate Argent, Fire Lord Ozai, and Magneto are clearly all in Slytherin. And there is no personality difference between them. No difference in how they'd each approach a problem.



Seriously, I'm pretty sure that Angelus is a Ravenclaw, and Lex Luthor (at least in his Smallville incarnation) is a Griffindor.

Also, Veronica Mars – who is, in no way, at all evil – is clearly a Slytherin.

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[deird1]

So, Giles randomly mentions a long-lost book to him, and he’s immediately able to get it.

He chides Spike for not knowing history and thus not understanding the importance of Acathla.

And as soon as he escapes his cage in season 4, his first act is to go find an occult bookshop and read up on what’s happening.

Being intellectual, making careful plans, and thinking deeply is pretty much his default setting.

[lirazel]

Now that you say all this, it makes sense to me! I just hadn't thought of it before!