Talk:The Hearth's Warming Club/@comment-818549-20180809042532/@comment-29981995-20180809051755

They weren't exactly origins-more like snippets from the lives of most of them and an exposition on the Three Days of Freedom from Silverstream. However, you do make an interesting point: we don't really know why each of the non-pony students was chosen to attend the school.


 * I could see Grandpa Gruff choosing to send Gallus because he's an orphan, and perhaps wasn't really contributing to Griffonstone society. Gilda we know is baking scones-based on Gruff's recipe, no less-while Gabby delivers the mail.
 * While Ocellus seems comfortable among her "siblings"-introduced in this episode-it wouldn't surprise me if she was socially awkward among the other Changelings. As such, I could see Thorax putting her forth as a candidate for the school in hopes of helping her, just like he learned about friendship in the Crystal Empire.
 * Ember's choice of Smolder is certainly an interesting one, and I have two thoughts on the matter. One, Smolder appears to be a teenage-or very nearly teenage-dragon, and perhaps Ember hoped to get her away from the influence of Garble and his ilk. Two, if Smolder's attitude towards Ember was typical, and not just a response to being brought to the school, maybe Ember wanted her out of the Dragon Lands because she was sick of dealing with her.
 * Yona seems to be a pretty prime example of a young Yak with pride in her heritage and culture-no reason I can see for Rutherfored NOT to have chosen her.
 * Silverstream honestly seems like the one Young Six member-apart from Sandbar-who I could have seen volunteering to attend the school herself. She's just got such an exuberant personality and is so enthusiastic. Failing that, she's likely Hippogriff/seapony royalty, so undoubtedly her mother and Novo though it would be good for her to serve in a diplomatic role of sorts.