[Miranda_]

"Don't you think you're blowing the whole issue out of proportion?" Michelle asked.

"There's only rivalry between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and that's cuz of the rivalry between the founders of their houses. I haven't ever seen a teacher try and discourage friendship between the houses, personally. In any case, my parents were from different houses and got together despite that. Eventually, everyone came to accept it."