BAR · EASY

WHY DOES SONNY ALWAYS LOOK LIKE HE’S ABOUT TO GO DOWN A CATWALK LIKE WTH

@hux-me-up @bowieisawizard

literally how can you look at barba and think he’s into women. he’s the gayest gay to ever gay.

Jesus Christ, no man ever looked good with that upper lip hair. Good riddance. I see no need to hide that handsome face, not even in part. Please no stache again, never ever.

Hufflepuff, perhaps?

That seems to be everyone’s thought. It fits. My heart says that Ravenclaw would be a great match too, but I like Hufflepuff for Raul.

Ah, but now his characters must be sorted! Barba…definitely Gryffindor

For Raul I vote for Hufflepuff too. He really looks like a loyal and kind man. For Barba… He’s a Slytherin totally. Smart, sassy, ambitious, can lie with no regrets to further his goals, cruel with enemies, he loves so much to humiliate them, he wants… he needs to feels he’s the best every time. No doubt, he’s a Slytherin. Really… every good lawyer should be.

I see your point and I don’t disagree basically. But imho it’s more about how we see the Hogwarts houses more than how we see Barba’s character. I feel some ‘Slytherin are the bad ones’ vibes here that’s comprehensible, but not unavoidable. The Slytherin house’s qualities are, litteraly: to be ambitious, shrewd, cunning, strong leaders, and achievement-oriented. You can honestly say that’s not exactly a Barba’s description? These qualities aren’t bad in herselves, and it’s not that if you’re a Slytherin you SHOULD be a grinder, bad, unfaithfull and crooked man. Barba simply choised to walk on the sunny way, and uses them for the good (almost everytime…). And it’s the same about all four Houses really. Every House’s member can use the qualities that makes him an Hufflepuff -or a Ravenclaw, or a Gryffindor, or even a Slytherin- for the good OR for the bad. Be a Slytherin doesn’t condamn you to be a bad person, and be a Gryffindor doesn’t assure you’ll be a good one. Never ever forget that The Hat was doubtful whether to put Harry in Slytherin or in Gryffindor House. Did it mean Harry could’ve become a bad man? Or just become a good Slytherin? I vote for the second one. PS Barba haves a lot of qualities but imho he’s not particularly brave… He looks so scared everytime he feels himself in danger. Rafael’s not a coward off course! But he’s not ‘brave’ in the way imho a Gryffindor should be. In alternative I can see him in Ravenclaw, but he’s still too much shrewd, cunning and narcissist for that wise and reserved House.

I understand why you don’t like Slytherins really.... Rowlin made a quite good job to depict them -almos all of them...-as unbearable, arrogant and unfaithful people. (despite I think Piton’s one of the best chara in there, and in some way one of the most loyal ones... He stay loyal to his love ‘till death literally, showing a sort of ‘Hufflepuff’ attitude). But you know... I like to see the light in the dark and the good potential in bad assumpionts, and I see in Rafael the best ‘in goods’ application of Slytherin’s qualities. Ambition without too much arrogance. Sassyness without contempt. Cunning and calculation without bad faith. And a really big, well hidden and shelter, heart. Let me make a little joke here, to show you how I see the ‘slytheriness’ in Barba, compared to other charachter’s attitudes. Olivia and Amanda (the Gryffindor ones, 100%. Both): “Rafa! We HAVE to condamn this vile bastard! He’s totally guilty, we know that! We looked him in the eyes! We don’t give a fuck about evidences, we’ll have to punish him no matter what!”. Carisi (the Hufflepuff one, 170%): “Tell me what I should do to frame this coward, and help you, and save the victim, and the whole world in the meantime, and I’ll do it!” Barba (the Slytherin): “Guys... i feel you. I really do! This worm should go in jail, and the victim needs justice but... I can’t win. So I’m sorry but I won’t pick up the case.” This is just a joke, like I said. It’s really schematic and simplistic. And not always true. In fact, sometimes Barba picked up a case he wasn’t sure to win because he felt it was the right thing to do. Like you said, no one fits 100% in just one House description, and everyone could be a mix of 2 or more. But still, I can’t help myself to see in Rafa the best Slytherin I’ve ever met. (He and Dworkin too. I love them both so much.) PS I’m really happy you’re french because italian and french haves a quite similar sentence structure. Probably you understand my ‘english’ much more than english people.

Hufflepuff, perhaps?

That seems to be everyone’s thought. It fits. My heart says that Ravenclaw would be a great match too, but I like Hufflepuff for Raul.

Ah, but now his characters must be sorted! Barba…definitely Gryffindor

For Raul I vote for Hufflepuff too. He really looks like a loyal and kind man. For Barba… He’s a Slytherin totally. Smart, sassy, ambitious, can lie with no regrets to further his goals, cruel with enemies, he loves so much to humiliate them, he wants… he needs to feels he’s the best every time. No doubt, he’s a Slytherin. Really… every good lawyer should be.

I see your point and I don’t disagree basically. But imho it’s more about how we see the Hogwarts houses more than how we see Barba’s character. I feel some ‘Slytherin are the bad ones’ vibes here that’s comprehensible, but not unavoidable. The Slytherin house’s qualities are, litteraly: to be ambitious, shrewd, cunning, strong leaders, and achievement-oriented. You can honestly say that’s not exactly a Barba’s description? These qualities aren’t bad in herselves, and it’s not that if you’re a Slytherin you SHOULD be a grinder, bad, unfaithfull and crooked man. Barba simply choised to walk on the sunny way, and uses them for the good (almost everytime...). And it’s the same about all four Houses really. Every House’s member can use the qualities that makes him an Hufflepuff -or a Ravenclaw, or a Gryffindor, or even a Slytherin- for the good OR for the bad. Be a Slytherin doesn’t condamn you to be a bad person, and be a Gryffindor doesn’t assure you’ll be a good one. Never ever forget that The Hat was doubtful whether to put Harry in Slytherin or in Gryffindor House. Did it mean Harry could’ve become a bad man? Or just become a good Slytherin? I vote for the second one. PS Barba haves a lot of qualities but imho he’s not particularly brave... He looks so scared everytime he feels himself in danger. Rafael’s not a coward off course! But he’s not ‘brave’ in the way imho a Gryffindor should be. In alternative I can see him in Ravenclaw, but he’s still too much shrewd, cunning and narcissist for that wise and reserved House.

Hufflepuff, perhaps?

That seems to be everyone’s thought. It fits. My heart says that Ravenclaw would be a great match too, but I like Hufflepuff for Raul.

Ah, but now his characters must be sorted! Barba…definitely Gryffindor

For Raul I vote for Hufflepuff too. He really looks like a loyal and kind man. For Barba... He's a Slytherin totally. Smart, sassy, ambitious, can lie with no regrets to further his goals, cruel with enemies, he loves so much to humiliate them, he wants... he needs to feels he's the best every time. No doubt, he's a Slytherin. Really... every good lawyer should be.

He really is. I mean. The sun.

*me being self-indulgent* Thanks to @barisifictionarchive for asking me!

And the funniest and sweetiest thing is.... You don’t have to see who he is talking to, because it’s absolutely clear that it can only be Carisi.