Hey! If you had to sort the TVD characters into Hogwarts Houses, where would you sort them?
I don’t think I had ever thought about this before! Hogwarts sorting is always debatable, since it’s so founded on your personal interpretation of a character, but that’s definitely the fun of it! Here’s my take:
Elena Gilbert – Gryffindor, which might come as a surprise, given how often I complain about the superficial “warrior princess”, “I fought back today; it felt good” interpretation of Elena’s character. But I do think Elena’s two most central qualities are, on the one hand, the ability to insistently see the truth of others, even when the whole world is against her, and the readiness to sacrifice herself for the people she loves. Both of those things take courage. Basically, she has a “saving-people thing”, just like Harry Potter himself, and she’s willing to undergo great personal risk in order to save people. “Savior of the cursed and damned” is far more Elena than “warrior princess”, but both of them land her in Gryffindor.
Jeremy Gilbert – Gryffindor, because Jeremy is led very much by his emotions. More so than any other character, he pursues the supernatural because he’s looking for adventure, something that will make him special, something to make him feel alive. Like Elena, he is prone to risk-taking when the people he loves are in danger – but he’s also prone to risk-taking more generally, when his emotions are up. He’s the most classic Gryff in the show.
Tyler Lockwood – Gryffindor. Like Jeremy, Tyler lives out of his emotions. He’s prone to casting himself in dramatic rivalries, holding onto grudges. But he also really admires goodness when he sees it, as with Caroline. An argument could be made for a Hufflepuff sorting for him, but I think his preoccupation with loyalty comes more from the wolf than from his personality.
Stefan Salvatore – Gryffindor, but for very different reasons than the Gilberts. Stefan very much defines himself by his identity as righteous, “the good brother”. He thinks the correct motivation for action is “because it’s the right thing to do,” and when he falls short from that ideal, he’s consumed by guilt. Stefan is the kind of person who would ask the Sorting Hat for Gryffindor. His dedication to living in the moment is also very Gryffindor.
Alaric Saltzman – Ravenclaw. This is kind of a cop-out of a sorting, but I really do get the sense that Rick is more a teacher-who-got-dragged-into-vampire-slaying than a vampire-slayer-who-teaches-for-a-living. An argument could be made for Hufflepuff, because it was his abiding loyalty to his wife that got him into the supernatural in the first place, and it was his loyalty to the Gilberts and to Damon that kept him involved. But I’m gonna go with my gut and say Ravenclaw.
Jenna Sommers – Ravenclaw, mostly because she’s a harried grad student, and I love that about her. But also her mess of a personal/romantic life makes me think she’s a better researcher than she is a judge of character. When Jenna has to make interpersonal decisions, she tends to go a little wild, because the interpersonal realm isn’t her strength and most of her role models are crazy Gryffindors.
Katherine Pierce – Slytherin, through and through. Katherine is schemes and ambition and power and coyness. Even when she seeks love, she goes about it like a Slytherin.
Bonnie Bennett – Slytherin. Bonnie doesn’t like to feel weak. She likes to have power, and she likes people to know she has power so she’ll be respected. It’s not a dominating power, usually – as a TVD-witch, it’s tied to the earth and to the lives around her, and so in her best moments it can be more integrated, but it’s still power. An argument could be made for Hufflepuff, because she is very loyal and fair, and she does show a willingness to sacrifice herself for others – but I think her risking herself is often still very tied up with her power. She risks herself because she thinks she’s strong enough to succeed.
Caroline Forbes – Slytherin. Caroline doesn’t care much about power as such, but she cares about winning. Bonnie wants to win for the power that comes from it, Caroline just wants to win. Along with her competitiveness, her type-A plan-ahead persona also puts her squarely in Slytherin – you’re only a control freak if you care about control. Both winning and control require a carefully calculated image, which is why Caroline is sometimes kind of like a Gryffindor-presenting Slytherin.
Matt Donovan – Hufflepuff, because he doesn’t evidently belong anywhere else. He is very loyal and fair, we can see that in his relationships with Elena and Tyler, but mostly he’s a Hufflepuff because he doesn’t have any of the special skills or passions that would allow him to get by on anything other than hard work. He’s supposed to embody sweet, small-town, boy-next-door ordinariness, and he does.
Damon Salvatore – Hufflepuff. Damon does live out of his emotions, and he does risk himself; he does pursue power and control. But how he does it, from year to year, depends totally on his loyalties. He acts more like a Slytherin when he loves Katherine – he acts more like a Gryffindor when he loves Elena. (No amount of friendship with Rick can make him act like a Ravenclaw, though.) He’s totally defined by his loves – and even when a relationship breaks down, he promises an eternity of suffering to his brother. He doesn’t forget, he doesn’t cut him off – he’s just as loyal to the rivalry as he was to the brotherhood.
Some fun things about these sortings:
Elena’s best friends are Slytherins, and her romantic “type” is Hufflepuffs. She’s different than both Bonnie and Caroline in important ways – ways that make Bonnie ready to sacrifice for her and protect her, no matter what the cost, and ways that make Caroline frustrated that Elena is always “the one”. And because Elena loves everyone, is ready to pour herself out unselfishly for everyone, she needs a Hufflepuff partner to balance her with his particular, individual loyalties. She falls in love with Stefan when she’s trying to rediscover herself, but there’s not the same friction with him that inspires her to grow.
Damon and Bonnie’s friendship is between a dark, passionate Hufflepuff and a light, righteous Slytherin. Love it.
Young Hufflepuff Damon and baby Gryffindor Stefan at Hogwarts…think about it. Stefan looks up to his big brother, but his new Gryff housemates are too cool for Hufflepuffs! Damon wants to look out for him, but they’re in different houses!! idk
Now I kinda wanna fic something, but I don’t have time!!
Feel free to challenge my sortings!! And please do tell me your own!!!
