Students Outside the ISS

[alt_moderator]

Alternity gave many of its characters the ability to carry on conversations that were not able to be monitored by the Protectorate. Chief among these were the Order's private lock, for Order members only, and the "ISS" or "I Solemnly Swear" lock, which was created by Fred and George primarily as a way to speak to Terry.

But there were a number of students who were never part of the ISS lock. These students often had to rely on off-journal communication, or carefully couched statements to one another, to make their shifting ideas and allegiances known.

This thread is for any and all questions for the student-characters who were never part of the ISS: Lavender, Linus, Seamus, Padma, Blaise, Zach, Michael, Megan, Ernie, Eloise, Ginny, Daphne, and Milli. And although they don't have played journals of their own, it's possible that if you have a question for an NPC who was not on the ISS lock, we might be able to relay an answer....

Comments

[alt_ginny]

What does 'the Revolution will be Hufflepuff' mean, exactly?

The thing about a revolution is that you truly need all four Houses. You need Gryffindors because to defy an oppressive government requires tremendous raw courage. You need Slytherins because to build a new system requires tremendous ambition, not just in the sense of 'someday, I will be great!' but in the sense of 'we can actually accomplish this.'

You need Ravenclaws because a revolution requires tremendous intellectual energy -- to write the pamphlets and the speeches (and the novels) and to manage the logistics and solve the problems. And finally, you absolutely need Hufflepuffs because a revolution is really goddamn hard work.

But if all you have is Hufflepuffs, you may wait a long time. Though Alice Longbottom was a Hufflepuff, and maybe that's what the phrase is referring to.

[alt_alice]

I much prefer your version, Ginny. Well said, love.