the core four: hogwarts houses
I’ve been seeing some Hogwarts!AU posts floating around with people’s take on which houses the Core Four belong in, but here’s what I think…
Marinette Dupain-Cheng: Slytherin
She is very resourceful and quick on her feet
One of the Slytherin traits is self-reservation— Marinette is a survivor, and she will fight her way through any challenge, big or small, and make sure that she makes it out alive
That’s why she always hesitates before making decisions because she tries to consider all the consequences
She’s very determined to do her best—making album covers, creating fashion designs and bringing them to life, etc
She’s also very clever and witty as well
Have you seen her comebacks to Chat Noir? Her jokes in Reflekta?
Fiercely loyal to her friends (i.e. even after she found out that Alya was akumatized, she refused to think of it as fighting her best friend but rather, she looked at it as saving her)
“A certain disregard for the rules”? Pfft. That’s totally Marinette
Her friend Juleka wasn’t able to be in the class picture? No problem!
Marinette just “borrows” the photographer’s camera to delete the picture and insist on a redo
Accidentally called up her crush and called him hot over a voicemail? No problem!
Marinette just “borrows” his phone from his locker and spends most of the day trying to break into his phone to delete the evidence
Conclusion: Marinette is a Slytherin, and you can’t convince me otherwise.
Adrien Agreste: Gryffindor
If you look up “chivalry” in the dictionary, you will find a picture of Adrien
Seriously, this kid is an absolute gentleman
This guy is so polite and nice to everyone
He has a heart of gold, I tell you
And another thing? Courage and determination? He’s totally got that down
He doesn’t spend too much time thinking or weigh out the consequences— He follows his heart and jumps right into battle
The only thing on his mind is being able to protect his friends and his Lady(bug)
He’s the walking definition of “brave to the point of recklessness”
Thomas Astruc had described Adrien as the more reckless of the superhero duo and that’s why some akumatized victims end up taking advantage of him
The guy is always reckless. It’s just how he works
See that hulking mass of a man in a big robot suit? Just hit him with a stick and hope that works
He charges straight into a fight and does his best to hold off the enemy until Ladybug thinks of a way to capture the akuma
In a fight, you can totally trust Adrien to be on the front lines, fighting for his friends with all the valor and daring that Gryffindors are known for
Conclusion: Adrien is totally a Gryffindor.
There’s no way that she can be sorted into any other house, tbh
She thirsts for that knowledge
She thirsts for that truth
She’s such a curious person, too, like once that quality gets the better of her the question that lies in the back of her mind starts to demand an answer
Alya is more than willing to go to the ends of the earth to seek out an answer to her question
This girl followed around a giant Rock monster—who can throw cars and has broken a police officer’s arm, might I add—through the streets of Paris armed with nothing but a phone and a bike
This girl decided to make the most of being offered as a sacrifice by liveblogging the entire thing for her followers to see
“Unusual intellectual interests,” you say? Pfft. That is totally Alya
I know that Ladybug saved her and all, but there’s plenty of other people who Ladybug saved and they aren’t too interested or as invested in finding out her identity either
Her akuma persona’s goal was exposing the truth like???
And like that constant strive for the knowledge of Ladybug’s identity? That makes her very Ravenclaw-like, in my opinion
Conclusion: Alya is such a Ravenclaw it hurts.
Nino Lahiffe: Hufflepuff?
No, I am not just trying to make sure all four houses are covered— Nino is such a Hufflepuff
Arguably a hatstall between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor
The minute he found out that Adrien’s only friend was Chloé, his Mom™ mode was activated: He must protect this kid at all costs
He befriends Adrien and becomes his best and closest friend
Nino is so loyal and just which are major Hufflepuff traits, too
Even though the man terrifies him, Nino swallowed back his fear and stood up to Gabriel Agreste, asking him to let Adrien have a birthday party after finding out he’s never had that to begin with
He got akumatized just bc he wanted his friend to be happy for once
He just wants Adrien to be happy
anD DID I MENTION THAT NINO IS SUCH A BRO
He worries over Adrien a lot too
“Wait Ladybug we gotta go back for my friend Adrien! He’s still in there!”
“Wait Ladybug my friend Adrien’s in danger! Well, his dad is in danger but—”
He just…. he cares so much
And he’s such a good friend
That’s literally all I got, meaning we need more Nino in season 2
Conclusion: We need more Nino in season 2 because there is a lack of Nino interaction and I need mooore