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See, on the one hand, I want to say that Flint is a Slytherin, because here’s a man who clawed his way up from nothing to be a Leftenant in the British Navy and then went on to become arguably the most feared pirate captain in the New World. The guy has ambition. On the other hand, he did that out of loyalty first to Admiral Hennessy and then to Thomas, and gods know he is stubborn as shit and not even remotely afraid of hard work to get what he wants, which points to Hufflepuff. The ruthless streak that would mark him as Slytherin is the bit of him that he’s actively afraid of, so I’d have to say Hufflepuff if we’re going on what he wants to be and not what he is when pushed.
Thomas was a Ravenclaw, or possibly a Gryffindor. All high-minded idealism with very little idea of the way the world actually works that comes from being a noble but also from being genuinely convinced that people will listen to reason. Incredibly intelligent and not afraid to stand up and defend his views but not ruthless enough to force his father into conceding the way he should have done if he wanted to survive.
Miranda I’d have to class as Slytherin. She’s incredibly intelligent, but she knows how the world works, and she’s not afraid to do what she has to to survive and keep the people she loves alive – see her decision to cut her losses and leave Thomas to get herself and James out of England. She’s also got the Slytherin willingness to wait for revenge and then to take it while fully understanding the consequences – see Alfred Hamilton’s death and her statement that she knew what would happen as a result and told James about the ship anyway.
Silver is a slippery little shit and I’m having a hard time quantifying him. His main trait seems to be ruthless self-interest. Every time he does something that’s in someone else’s interest, it’s also in his own, and that’s Slytherin as Slytherin gets. I’m having to go on things that Flint has said to him that visibly hit a little close to home for comfort, and observing that Silver wants to matter. He wants to be surrounded by people who want him there – who listen to what he says. It’s not quite a power complex, but it borders on it from time to time. It’s kind of like watching a young Voldemort, in all honesty. He’s got a gift for speaking and making people listen to what he has to say, and he’s not afraid of a little pain. He’s stubborn, clever, kind of lazy especially where it concerns hard physical effort, and a stone cold killer when the occasion calls for it. All in all? Slytherin.
Billy Bones is a classic Gryffindor. He’s got morals he’s never going to let go, he’s brave enough to face down Flint, and stupid enough to do it without concealing any of what he’s thinking. He’s damned smart, but not particularly subtle, and he’s slowly learning how to make that work for him because people don’t expect deception from him.
Charles Vane is, surprisingly, a Gryffindor. He doesn’t do lying. Vane tells people what he’s going to do and then does it. He’s not stupid – never that, but he is blunt. He’s willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good and for his friends and his home. He’s an idealist, in his own way. He wants to live free, die free, and give other people the chance to do the same.
Jack Rackham has a thing about his name and glory. He’s an opportunist. He’s ruthless, but he doesn’t like it, which takes him out of the running for a Slytherin. He’s loyal to Anne, but he wouldn’t burn the world down to keep her safe, which also is not a Slytherin trait. He’s well-read, and one hell of a diplomat. He’s not in it for Nassau. He’s there for Anne, and for his own legacy. I’d have to say Ravenclaw, because Jack is a nerd. He’s not really strong enough to stand on his own, but he’s smart enough to attach himself to people who can, and normally I’d attribute a lot of this to a Slytherin, but Jack’s attitude has always been knowledge is power, and that’s Ravenclaw through and through.
Anne is a Hufflepuff, period. She does 98% of the things she does for loyalty to other people. She has no particular ambition, she’s not all that attached to knowledge, and she’s not idealistic or morally grounded enough to be a Gryffindor.
I want to say Eleanor is a Gryffindor, but there’s a case to be made for Slytherin, too. She has ambition – skads of it. She doesn’t really have the ruthless streak to back it up, though, or the loyalty that a Slytherin feels toward a certain set of people. Eleanor is also not a realist. She takes actions that come back to bite her and she’s not prepared to deal with those consequences the way a Slytherin would be. Eleanor, as Vane observed, will turn on anyone to get what she wants, but it’s not as though she’s ever made any secret of what she’s after. People around her keep expecting her to magically become someone different, and she’s not. She’s uncompromising, unyielding – Gryffindor, in other words.
Max is a Slytherin. She’s a realist, she’s got more survival instinct than anyone, and she’s willing to toss over just about anyone to keep herself above water. I could argue Ravenclaw, but that ruthless realism really says Slytherin.
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