My younger sister, who has not firmly grasped the magic of the books quite yet, and I were discussing which house we would be in if we were to be sorted at Hogwarts. We agreed, moreover, that neither of us wanted to be in Slytherin, but that still left three houses. The only way to decide this, of course, was to take an online quiz and find out. My, how times have changed.
When I was young, I went onto the Harry Potter website, which then looked dramatically different and more innocent than it does today. There was a cute game that was made up of the sorting hat, sitting on a stool, asking questions. The internet user was then to answer the questions and be sorted. Unfortunately, that very cute and fun version of the quiz has been retired. (But, there's still lots of cool stuff on the site, after the big, loud movie trailer goes away.) So, I found another version of the quiz. It is definitely not perfect, because nearly every question and answer gets cut off. But it provided the most detailed and accurate results, I feel. Check it out.
Here are the results I got:
You belong in Ravenclaw.
Quite the intellectual, aren't you? Extremely observant and perceptive, you tend to see things in a light much deeper than most others. You view all sides of an argument and are an excellent debater; knowing so much about the mentalities of your opponents that you can easily figure the exact method to bring them down. Fortunately, you aren't much of a fighter, because your amazing wisdom and maturity enable you to see the frivolity of meaningless conflicts. You take life in stride and aren't easily perturbed by the occasional problem; you are a noble person who rises to the occasion when conflicts arise and can generally be level-headed in the face of disturbance. Though your outward countenance may lead people to perceieve you as cold or arrogant at times, you are truthfully very loving and merely do not see sense in publicizing your emotions, opting instead to come to the aid of those who need your wise guidance. Often more quiet than talkative, you tend to be silent or withdrawn in the face of large crowds- but not necessarily due to shyness or a lack of confidence; you simply prefer to think more than talk and understand that foolish words can easily be destructive. Though you don't devote much attention to your appearance, you are quite likely an extremely attractive individual; an attribute magnified by your careless ignorance of it. You might be extremely wise and knowledgeable in almost every area of life, but one field that can be boggling to any Ravenclaw's mind is the realm of emotions. Not used to indulging your feelings or acting on impulse, you may experience confusion when you feel extreme emotions and can often be quite clueless when it comes to love. Your emotions can be a difficult topic, because you aren't used to unknowns and their instability can catch you off guard. Very eccentric and not particularly caring of the opinion strangers bear of you, you are seldom afraid to voice your opinions and do not hesitate to correct people who are in the wrong, though you may unknowingly at times be harsh in this regard. Overall a very influential person, if you apply your mind to the right causes, there is little you can't accomplish. Representative Creature: Eagle
Appearance: Ravenclaws tend to be the most physically attractive people of any house, with magnetizing and beautiful features that quickly draw people in. The most outwardly attractive thing about the members of this house, however, is the mysterious allure that surrounds them- Ravenclaws are extremely enigmatic and their contradictory, hard-to-figure exteriors exemplify this; making them sought-after puzzles that admirers go great lengths to figure out.
Temperament: Due both to their prevailing wisdom and drifting indifference, Ravenclaws seldom find reason to express anger, and will never do so unless sufficiently provoked; often only when their emotional imbalance reaches extreme heights.
Love: Although it can often take them a very long time to decipher emotions and they may be very awkward in expressing it, Ravenclaws inwardly have a lot of love to give and when they are caught, tend to be wonderfully interesting and helpful partners who can guide their beloved through any problem and always keep the relationship interesting.
That is so accurate. I don't even need to put an "About Me" page on this blog anymore. Sweet heaven. Now you all know. No more mystery. Blog's over.
My sister was sorted into Hufflepuff. Hold your chortles. It was really accurate. Hufflepuffs are hardworkers and are genuine and loving. That's something to be admired. Plus, badgers are way cuter than eagles. Also, yellow is a way better color.
One final remark about the sorting process:
If every student who comes into Hogwarts is sorted into one of the four houses, and there is a relatively even distribution between the four, does that mean that the Sorting Hat sometimes just puts students where it decides there is a shortage? Or, perhaps, there is an even representation of each of the four types of people, ambitious, brave, clever, and loyal, in the world at any given time.
So, how many of you will be taking the quiz? And, once you do take it, what house were you sorted into? Does everyone on Earth fit into one of the four house categories? Leave a comment on this post. You can also embed snide comments, witty remarks, and silly suggestions in your comments. I've gotten some very creative emails from you, but those are super hard for me to check because I'm in college and, well, I've got better stuff to do than hop around on the emails that your email responses go to. But, fortunately for you, commenting is easier and not out of either of our way. (ways?)
Also, I'd like to say hey to those of you who are reading from Russia. I know exactly zero Russian, but, obviously, you all know English. So, thanks for visiting!
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