Thanks for the review. Yes, I just had to give Draco Gryffindor's sword; you can just imagine his pleasure at seeing the huge, silver, bejewelled blade which practically sang 'Wield me, Prince Draco: I am the biggest, flashiest, most badass weapon anyone has ever seen. You'll look so cool with me in your hands..." Hook, line and sinker ;)

 Gryffindor and Slytherin are very similar; ambition and bravery, after all, go hand in hand as the more ambitious one is, the more likely it is that one will fail. Gryffs and Slyths are also very practical people, they prefer to do rather than just theorise. However, all Houses have students who are brave (Gryffindor), cunning and ambitious (Slytherin), hardworking and noble (Hufflepuff) and clever, (Ravenclaw), for example, in their business, Fred and George show ambition, intelligence and a great capacity for hardwork, in their pranks, they often reveal great cunning and they are inheriently noble. The Houses only differ in the way in which these traits manifest; a Slytherin may be incredibly brave but, unlike your stereotypical Gryff, they will plan using every ounce of their cunning, i.e. before his daring coup, Voldemort raised an army and killed off anyone who could pose a threat. And, yes, Lucius is quite Gryffindorish at times (especially in his roaring and stamping when he doesn't get his own way!) however, his choice of blasting curses was pure Slytherin; Obstacles + Child on other side + Imminent danger + Who cares who I wake up + Bad temper = blow everything up!