The Odd Couple: Hufflepuff and Slytherin Talk Friendship

Some of us did not need the sorting hat to know where we belonged (to be fair some of us didn’t get owls) but we DID GET the books, and by books we mean another world, and by another world—we are certainly referencing the brilliant J.K Rowling and her brilliant Harry Potter series. To be clear, we consists of Siaara Freeman, a proud Slytherin from Cleveland, Ohio and Brittany Rogers, a proud Hufflepuff from Detroit, Michigan. People assume many things when they look at us; we are black, we are women, and to society at large, we are easily put in a box (both figuratively and literally). For the record, we’d much rather have a house! When she created Hogwarts, J.K Rowling created a housing system in which we could place ourselves and forever belong. This system is based on personality and motivation–as opposed to a system that categorizes you based on…I don’t know…the color of your skin, who you pray to, who you sleep with, and how you identify in gender. Rowling’s world was by no means perfect; if anything, the imperfection is part of what draws us. It allows us to see some of the same problematic and horrifying actions occur an alternate world, and reminds us that even magic can’t fix everything, but also that this did not stop people from trying, or stop their kids from going on when they could no longer continue. And in 2017, with one who wishes he were as great as the Dark Lord in office, this reminder will guide our actions this year. The best part of Hogwarts houses i…