thing is, if you take griffindor out of the equation and there are only 3 houses, it make more sense Hermoine Ravenclaw Harry Slytherin and Ron hufflepuff. Being brave could be anyone. BUT Since the hat lets you ultimately choose, the question is unecessary and even Hermoine could have ended up in Slytherin if she was really enthusiastic about it (for some sick reason)
Seems like you don't understand Dumbledore AT ALL. He loved Harry and it pained him greatly proceed with the plan to ultimately kill Voldemort 1) He kept Harry at the Dursleys so that his mother's protection spell would last and that was the greatest shield he could give Harry (Not for his own self-interest or laziness) 2) He kept the prophecy secret from Harry as long as he could because he wanted to allow Harry to live as a 'normal boy' for as long and as much as possible (He admitted he should have told Harry sooner after Sirius died but he couldn't bear to do so because he thought Harry was still too young and he loved him too much) Ultimately all the manipulations and behind the scenes things he did was purely out of necessity. He also sacrificed himself to Severus to ensure that Draco Malfoy wouldn't be killed by Voldemort and cement Voldemort's trust in Severus. His self-sacrifice and love he displayed despite the cruel circumstances all point to Gryffindor.
Dumbledore, while one might make a point of him belonging in slytherin because of the whole "for the grater good" but in the end it was just a short time in his life. In my opinion Ravenclaw suits him more. Ron is definitely NOT a hard worker. Cedric, we are only shown his "brave" moments so you might think he belongs in gryffindor, but there is too little information about his life outside of the tournament to say he doesnt belong in hufflepuff. Harry going to slytherin is just plain silly. You might say he was too brave for his own good even, standing up to Snape in class and always rushing into danger. the last two are also silly and show that you have definitely not read the books.
Dumbledore - you can reach something really big in your life if you don`t have an ambition to do so. That is why he is Slytherin Ron - nah, I disagree he is brave enough to be on Gryffindor, remeber how he sacrificed himself in hass game at book 1, and a lot of other cases that showcase his bravery. He is not hardworking and not so loyal, remember how he left Harry and Hermione alone in book 7? Hermione - I agree. There is not much to say about it. Pettigrew - surprisingly, not Slytherin, cause he got 0 ambition. Of course not Gryffindor or Hufflepuff so only choice is Ravenclaw. Cedric - I agree. Hufflepuff are for the rest, and descendent from minister of magic is definitely not the rest, he even fits for Slytherin cause he is such star boy. Harry - he could be on Slytherin. He is a star boy and got all qualities needed besides pureblood and maybe cunning. Neville - I agree all his Gryffindor qualities were showcased only in book 5 until then he was like a definition of Hufflepuff. Weasley - nah I disagree. Even if putting then into a different house, which is questionable decision cause they got all qualities needed to be Gryffindor, it should be Ravenclaw, they are smart and creative. Percy should be on Slytherin - he is pureblood and very ambitious, and lack of Gryffindor qualities. Luna - nah, she is too weird too creative and wise to be on any other house.
Agreed. He just gives dumb opinions without understanding the characters and why they did what they did. On top of that he just says things that are factually wrong! Dumbledore putting himself before Harry? Pfft yeah he's a moron.
I guess I should have maybe made sure yall knew this was all hypothetical and were based purely on an alternate reality where we see some of these characters characteristics reflecting other houses. However I’m not disagreeing entirely on where they were placed! Thanks for sharing!
You are putting too much thought into it. Whole Harry Potter series is written simplistically, black-and-white manner for not too bright audience. Thus, Gryffindor is good, Slytherin is bad, and Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are just decorum. Btw, Harry Potter started as typical high school, small world story, which is a trope often found in Anime. Later it attempted to spread onto big world and there it fell apart.
I’m in shock- so before I can explain myself I just need to say that how the hell did you manage to interpret the story the way you did? Okay, I’m sure this video wasn’t that deep, and was just made or fun or for the sake of content, but the video seems to imply that what Hogwarts house a person is sorted into purely depends on which values the fit most, and I strongly disagree with that. The fact that the sorting hat takes the students’ preferences into consideration proves that it is also about who they want to become, what kind of person they strive to be instead of who they are right now (not to mention that the students are only eleven when they are sorted, and that their personality will probably change over the years). I think the sorting is also supposed to be about bringing out qualities that would’ve otherwise been hidden. Take Hermione as an example: Hermione absolutely has what it takes to be incredibly brave, but if she were to be sorted into Ravenclaw, it is very likely that she will put all of her focus into academics and the courageous side of her would not be developed as much. However, sorting her into Gryffindor allows her to further explore that side of her that would’ve otherwise be rather unseen while having her also putting a lot of work into her grades. Now I also want to point out that Salazar Slytherin only wanted to separate his students from the others because of his aristocratic views. Maybe he valued ambition too but it was mainly because he believed that pure-blood wizards and witches are superior to muggle-borns. I know the logic is flawed because why would you purposefully put all the bigoted kids in a large group so they can become more bigoted when they grow up but it was made very clear that Slytherin valued blood status above everything else. Moving onto the point where you said Harry belonged more in Slytherin. Towards the end of the chamber of secrets, Dumbledore told Harry that what makes him who he is are the choices he makes, not the traits he was born with. With that said, Harry knew that lots of people in Slytherin held views that he did not approve of, ideas that were discriminatory and cruel, and so he chose to not befriend them, he chose to stay away from them. I think you forgot that ambition is not the only Slytherin trait and that the house has a long history of essentially racism. Speaking of ambition, I don’t believe that Harry was ambitious the way a Slytherin might’ve been. Harry has never particularly enjoyed being in the spotlight, he was depicted as someone who just wanted peace and quiet. He does not daydream about the hero he can become in the future, instead he only acts ambitious when he believes that action is needed immediately. He doesn’t try to resolve problems because it aligns with her dreams and personal goals, he does them because he finds it necessary, because he believes that it is the right thing to do. He just wants to fix things and be over and done with it. This is shown many times throughout the series but one particularly memorable time was at the very end of the Deathly Hallows right before the epilogue, where Harry was exhausted after the battle of Hogwarts and just wanted to go to bed and have a sandwich in peace, which just reflects how he would much rather have a chill life if he was never dragged into it all, and wanted to stay away from it as soon as it’s over. I think that surely differentiates him from the type of ambition Slytherins supposedly have. Besides, he never even thought much about becoming an auror until he had to talk about his career pathways with a professor in the Order of the phoenix.
Thanks for your thoughts! Your right I didnt intend to make it to deep rather for the fun of it. The point was to look into hypothetical house switches! I guess the title may have led you to believe these were the correct houses, but it was more meant to be hypothetical, or point out characteristics you could find in other houses for these characters. Appreciate your thoughts though!
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thing is, if you take griffindor out of the equation
and there are only 3 houses, it make more sense
Hermoine Ravenclaw
Harry Slytherin
and Ron hufflepuff.
Being brave could be anyone.
BUT Since the hat lets you ultimately choose,
the question is unecessary and even Hermoine could have ended up in Slytherin
if she was really enthusiastic about it (for some sick reason)
Seems like you don't understand Dumbledore AT ALL. He loved Harry and it pained him greatly proceed with the plan to ultimately kill Voldemort
1) He kept Harry at the Dursleys so that his mother's protection spell would last and that was the greatest shield he could give Harry (Not for his own self-interest or laziness)
2) He kept the prophecy secret from Harry as long as he could because he wanted to allow Harry to live as a 'normal boy' for as long and as much as possible (He admitted he should have told Harry sooner after Sirius died but he couldn't bear to do so because he thought Harry was still too young and he loved him too much)
Ultimately all the manipulations and behind the scenes things he did was purely out of necessity. He also sacrificed himself to Severus to ensure that Draco Malfoy wouldn't be killed by Voldemort and cement Voldemort's trust in Severus. His self-sacrifice and love he displayed despite the cruel circumstances all point to Gryffindor.
The only one I agree with is Luna Lovegood's sorting that should have been in Gryffindor.
Dumbledore, while one might make a point of him belonging in slytherin because of the whole "for the grater good" but in the end it was just a short time in his life. In my opinion Ravenclaw suits him more.
Ron is definitely NOT a hard worker.
Cedric, we are only shown his "brave" moments so you might think he belongs in gryffindor, but there is too little information about his life outside of the tournament to say he doesnt belong in hufflepuff.
Harry going to slytherin is just plain silly. You might say he was too brave for his own good even, standing up to Snape in class and always rushing into danger.
the last two are also silly and show that you have definitely not read the books.
Dumbledore - you can reach something really big in your life if you don`t have an ambition to do so. That is why he is Slytherin
Ron - nah, I disagree he is brave enough to be on Gryffindor, remeber how he sacrificed himself in hass game at book 1, and a lot of other cases that showcase his bravery. He is not hardworking and not so loyal, remember how he left Harry and Hermione alone in book 7?
Hermione - I agree. There is not much to say about it.
Pettigrew - surprisingly, not Slytherin, cause he got 0 ambition. Of course not Gryffindor or Hufflepuff so only choice is Ravenclaw.
Cedric - I agree. Hufflepuff are for the rest, and descendent from minister of magic is definitely not the rest, he even fits for Slytherin cause he is such star boy.
Harry - he could be on Slytherin. He is a star boy and got all qualities needed besides pureblood and maybe cunning.
Neville - I agree all his Gryffindor qualities were showcased only in book 5 until then he was like a definition of Hufflepuff.
Weasley - nah I disagree. Even if putting then into a different house, which is questionable decision cause they got all qualities needed to be Gryffindor, it should be Ravenclaw, they are smart and creative.
Percy should be on Slytherin - he is pureblood and very ambitious, and lack of Gryffindor qualities.
Luna - nah, she is too weird too creative and wise to be on any other house.
so wrong, so little research. Everything is based on "I feel like it would make more sense"
Agreed. He just gives dumb opinions without understanding the characters and why they did what they did. On top of that he just says things that are factually wrong! Dumbledore putting himself before Harry? Pfft yeah he's a moron.
I guess I should have maybe made sure yall knew this was all hypothetical and were based purely on an alternate reality where we see some of these characters characteristics reflecting other houses. However I’m not disagreeing entirely on where they were placed! Thanks for sharing!
You are putting too much thought into it. Whole Harry Potter series is written simplistically, black-and-white manner for not too bright audience. Thus, Gryffindor is good, Slytherin is bad, and Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are just decorum. Btw, Harry Potter started as typical high school, small world story, which is a trope often found in Anime. Later it attempted to spread onto big world and there it fell apart.
Just meant to be hypothetical! I understnad each character is where they are supposed to be.
I’m in shock- so before I can explain myself I just need to say that how the hell did you manage to interpret the story the way you did?
Okay, I’m sure this video wasn’t that deep, and was just made or fun or for the sake of content, but the video seems to imply that what Hogwarts house a person is sorted into purely depends on which values the fit most, and I strongly disagree with that.
The fact that the sorting hat takes the students’ preferences into consideration proves that it is also about who they want to become, what kind of person they strive to be instead of who they are right now (not to mention that the students are only eleven when they are sorted, and that their personality will probably change over the years). I think the sorting is also supposed to be about bringing out qualities that would’ve otherwise been hidden.
Take Hermione as an example: Hermione absolutely has what it takes to be incredibly brave, but if she were to be sorted into Ravenclaw, it is very likely that she will put all of her focus into academics and the courageous side of her would not be developed as much. However, sorting her into Gryffindor allows her to further explore that side of her that would’ve otherwise be rather unseen while having her also putting a lot of work into her grades.
Now I also want to point out that Salazar Slytherin only wanted to separate his students from the others because of his aristocratic views. Maybe he valued ambition too but it was mainly because he believed that pure-blood wizards and witches are superior to muggle-borns. I know the logic is flawed because why would you purposefully put all the bigoted kids in a large group so they can become more bigoted when they grow up but it was made very clear that Slytherin valued blood status above everything else.
Moving onto the point where you said Harry belonged more in Slytherin. Towards the end of the chamber of secrets, Dumbledore told Harry that what makes him who he is are the choices he makes, not the traits he was born with. With that said, Harry knew that lots of people in Slytherin held views that he did not approve of, ideas that were discriminatory and cruel, and so he chose to not befriend them, he chose to stay away from them. I think you forgot that ambition is not the only Slytherin trait and that the house has a long history of essentially racism. Speaking of ambition, I don’t believe that Harry was ambitious the way a Slytherin might’ve been. Harry has never particularly enjoyed being in the spotlight, he was depicted as someone who just wanted peace and quiet. He does not daydream about the hero he can become in the future, instead he only acts ambitious when he believes that action is needed immediately. He doesn’t try to resolve problems because it aligns with her dreams and personal goals, he does them because he finds it necessary, because he believes that it is the right thing to do. He just wants to fix things and be over and done with it. This is shown many times throughout the series but one particularly memorable time was at the very end of the Deathly Hallows right before the epilogue, where Harry was exhausted after the battle of Hogwarts and just wanted to go to bed and have a sandwich in peace, which just reflects how he would much rather have a chill life if he was never dragged into it all, and wanted to stay away from it as soon as it’s over. I think that surely differentiates him from the type of ambition Slytherins supposedly have. Besides, he never even thought much about becoming an auror until he had to talk about his career pathways with a professor in the Order of the phoenix.
Thanks for your thoughts! Your right I didnt intend to make it to deep rather for the fun of it. The point was to look into hypothetical house switches! I guess the title may have led you to believe these were the correct houses, but it was more meant to be hypothetical, or point out characteristics you could find in other houses for these characters. Appreciate your thoughts though!