<strong>Name:</strong>Gustav Raubriter<br/><strong>House/Year: </strong>Slytherin/6th<br/><strong>Bloodtype:</strong>Pure blood<br/><strong>Location: </strong>Corridors<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Jamie and Xavril (briefly),Charlize,   open<hr/><br/>He looked at Jamie with something close to indifference when she admitted to being the one to first ask about where he was going and what he was doing. Curious.  He'd have to watch her, but for now, he gives her little more than a nod of the head in acknowledgement.<br/><br/>"By the way, Xavril, as my things are already in our shared room, I will advise you not to touch them. I have all my bags secured three different ways, and I can't recall how to turn stone back to flesh." Implying that their could be such a potent ward and that he used it on his things. Was he serious, or just joking? It's really, really hard to say. The manner of his speech, and the total lack of tics, makes him a hard man to read. Still, even if such a potent defense was not prepared, one could reasonably assume their's wards of some sort on his gear.<br/><br/>As she moves to ensure their's no brawling on the first day, he would turn his attention back to Charlize, and start to move with her. "I believe the Badger would be chosen, because they are a highly industrious creature.  They are also very loyal, and vicious when backed into a corner. I also imagine the animal may have been chosen to represent Helga herself, as a Badger can be very kind hearted to its kin.  But, if you threaten a baby badger, you had better have a medi-witch on standby."<br/><br/>Though his original idea of the Hufflepuffs were that they were sort of rejects--an idea he formed when he had first been shown the school by the Headmistress-- he did note that Charlize seemed to exist as either an exception to the idea, or as proof against it. He could not be sure yet.<br/><br/>As they moved along, they came to the entrance to the dungeons, and he makes a nod of his head. "Indeed.  I imagine most of the non-Slytherin students are not particularly fond of the dungeons?" Judging on the way she reacted; it was either because of some personal aversion, or a more widely distributed aversion. He wasn't sure which, and so he inquired, rather than assumed.<br/><br/>He would give her time to answer the question, then answer her own. "Yes, four Houses, just like here. The House of Atticus is the oldest one, dating back to the founder of Durmstrang. It's very difficult to be sorted into it, as only the most skilled and intelligent wizards are permitted to bear the House markings.  House Atticus prides itself on cunning, bravery, and mastery of the Dark Arts. The House Emblem is a pitch-black Thestril on a dark green background. House Atticus likes to play the other Houses against each other in the Feud."<br/><br/>"The Concinne House was added later on, during the Renaissance, by a line of half and pure blood witches and wizards that were apart of the Muggle aristocracy of the time. Inner beauty, financial prowess, and a strong clannish personality are the key features of that House. It's symbol is a white tiger on a red background. They strongly oppose the Liberalis."<br/><br/>"Liberalis House has a lot in common with the Ravenclaw's. They value intelligence, knowledge, wisdom, and maturity above all other things. Pompous at times, and with far more curiosity than can be good for a person to have. Purple and grey are their colors, and the house's mascot is a chimpanzee. Strange, considering they're not native to Bulgaria. When it comes to the Feud, they feel the same way about the Concinne as they do to them."<br/><br/>"Terpsichora House is the newest one around. They've only been a part of the school for the past two centuries. The founder of the House was an<em>artiste, </em>larger than life, and flamboyant and eccentric to the point of being accused of being mad.  Consequently, you see a lot of the creative types in it. Get a Terpsichora and a Liberalis together, and you'll have something breath-takingly bizarre and beautiful. Get a Concinne involved, and it'll be gold-plated. Get an Atticus involved, and it will probably be a 'cursed' item. Anywho; their colors are periwinkle and 'sunshine', that is yellow, and their mascot is a platypus. Which is fitting. They generally try to avoid the Feud."<br/><br/>"Now, I mentioned a Feud, and I can see by your look, you haven't a clue what that is. All the Houses are urged to compete with one another; it's sort of the same with the House Points system here. Just a bit more violent, I imagine. It's perfectly acceptable to slip a bit of poison into the Liberalis' food to keep them from being able to do well on tomorrow's tests, for instance. Just don't actually kill them, and everything's fine. It does create an environment where paranoia is a good trait to have, however."<br/><br/>"As we say in Atticus: Their are no friendships. Merely alliances." And all of a sudden, everything about Gustav should make perfect sense.