Not really sure about the essentialism of the sorting hat.
It seems like Ravenclaw and Gryffindor are sort of interchangable, while Hufflepuff and Slytherin are one-dimensional. Also, was Peter Pettigrew a Gryffindor, too?
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Sophia Brooks - Jul 25, 2007 10:07:31 am PDT #1709 of 3301
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Miracleman - Jul 25, 2007 10:07:36 am PDT #1710 of 3301
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Maybe there was another way into the Ravenclaw tower.
"Which came first the phoenix or the flame?"
"Which hurts more, Cruciatus or a sledgehammer?"
"All right, fine, go in. Bastard."
megan walker - Jul 25, 2007 10:07:41 am PDT #1711 of 3301
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And I am trying to parse why Hermione is in Gryffindor
'Cause otherwise Harry would've been screwed?
Steph L. - Jul 25, 2007 10:09:22 am PDT #1712 of 3301
I look more rad than Lutheranism
That was another thing I loved, the password as question for Ravenclaw.
Totally! I would, without a doubt, be in Ravenclaw.
Or Hufflepuff.
Steph L. - Jul 25, 2007 10:10:59 am PDT #1713 of 3301
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Maybe there was another way into the Ravenclaw tower.
"Which came first the phoenix or the flame?"
"Which hurts more, Cruciatus or a sledgehammer?"
"All right, fine, go in. Bastard."
"Who would win in a fight: pirate or ninja?"
"Batman."
"Well done. You may enter. Nerd."
Dana - Jul 25, 2007 10:12:28 am PDT #1714 of 3301
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I hope the door asks easier questions of the poor little first-year Ravenclaws.
-t - Jul 25, 2007 10:12:47 am PDT #1715 of 3301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And I am trying to parse why Hermione is in Gryffindor and Luna in Ravenclaw.
I think it is a question of what qualities you value as well as what you possess. Luna's explanation of the Ravenclaw password - that you wait until someone has an answer, that's how you learn - was what made me think she really belonged in Ravenclaw.
Hermione, while definitely being clever, is most defined by a kind of chivalry, defending the weak. Not that I can recall any specific examples besudes SPEW, but I think there were some.
Eta: I'd be in Hufflepuff
Aims - Jul 25, 2007 10:15:49 am PDT #1716 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I think having the bravery to still throw her hand up in the air every time Snape asked a question, knowing what a prat he was going to be, qualifies her more as Gryffindor.
victor infante - Jul 25, 2007 10:16:00 am PDT #1717 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Not really sure about the essentialism of the sorting hat.
There's been a lot of talk out there about the Sorting Hat, and it seems obvious that a lot of characters could have been in more than one house. It told Harry he'd do well in Slytherin, and Hermione in Ravensclaw, and it seems their own inclinations went a long way toward where they ended up. I'm sure Cedric or Luna would have done fine in Gryffindor, or Neville or Ron in Hufflepuff, but personal inclination seems to go a long way with the hat. (And you never really hear about anyone complaining about which house they've been sorted into, do you?)
Miracleman - Jul 25, 2007 10:16:53 am PDT #1718 of 3301
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
"If Superman and the Hulk got in a fight..."
"Happened twice, once in a big special tabloid sized crossover and once in the Marvel vs. DC limited series."
"...Goddamn do you belong in this House."