#re-sorting

[georg3pig]

mt favourite genre of drarry fics are one where draco goes back in time to first year and is resorted and friends with the golden trio

[nightmarebyanothername]

I have a theory that the Houses that the fandom thinks the Golden Trio are most suited for are actually the ones they are least suited for (in situations where we re-sort not just Harry but the whole trio). 

Hermione isn't a Ravenclaw - she's too close-minded. In fact, I'd put her in any other House before Ravenclaw. 

Gryffindor for her stubborn boldness (She isn’t afraid of picking a fight, she stands up for what she believes in even when she’s standing alone, she doesn’t like to admit she’s wrong). 

Hufflepuff for her loyalty and dedication to her work (She works harder than anybody else come exam time, she never once strayed from Harry’s side or Dumbledore’s, she’s always willing to go the extra mile when researching something). 

Slytherin for her cunning and ruthless ambition (She has bigger plans than just ‘working in the Ministry’, she refuses to give up on the House-Elves, she traps Rita Skeeter in a jar for a year and isn’t above using blackmail to get what she wants). 

But she isn’t a Ravenclaw. She lacks curiosity about the things she’s learning – she lacks the creativity to use her knowledge in unexpected ways.

Ron isn't a Hufflepuff - he's too fickle (I don't even know why people sort him there in the first place. Maybe because they want the trio to go into one of each of the non-Gryffindor Houses?). In fact, I’d put him in any of the other Houses before Hufflepuff.

Gryffindor for his courage (He sticks up for Hermione when Snape bullies her, he faced his greatest fear in the Forbidden Forest with Harry just so they could find out if Hagrid opened the Chamber of Secrets, he tells a convicted mass-murderer that if he wants to get to Harry he'll have to go through him).

Ravenclaw for his quick wit and innovation (He suggested flying the car to Hogwarts, he remembered and perfectly copied Harry's Parseltongue when trying to enter the Chamber of Secrets during the Battle of Hogwarts (and that was all his idea), he’s good at diffusing a situation using humour).

Slytherin for his ambition and strategic thinking (He beat McGonagall’s giant chess set, he sees himself in the Mirror of Erised as better than all his brothers, he suggests Harry use the Felix Felicis to get Slughorn's memory).

But he isn’t a Hufflepuff. He’s too lazy to want to work hard – and although he can be loyal when it counts, he’s a bit too much of a fair-weather friend to really do well there. 

Harry isn't a Slytherin - he's too ballsy. In fact, I’d put him in any other House before Slytherin. 

Gryffindor for his borderline-reckless bravery (He faced down Voldemort multiple times and didn’t quaver, he never hesitated to speak out and voice his opinion, he jumped on the back of a troll, for Merlin’s sake). 

Hufflepuff for his loyalty and willingness to work hard (He was determined to learn the Patronus charm, Fawkes came to him in the Chamber of Secrets because of his loyalty to Dumbledore, he chose to sit with Neville and Luna rather than go with Cho on the train). 

Ravenclaw for his curiosity and quick-thinking (He makes friends with the ‘weirdos’ of the Wizarding world, he asks questions about the things he sees or learns (and I firmly believe he’d ask more questions if he hadn’t been raised by the Dursleys), he works best when he’s thinking on the fly). 

But he isn’t a Slytherin. He lacks ambition – and he lacks both the composure and the cunning to plan things in advance. 

Of the trio, Hermione is the least curious, Ron is the least hard-working, and Harry is the least ambitious. Hermione is the least perceptive, Ron is the least steadfast, and Harry is the least cunning.

Just once, I’d like to read a fic where Ron and Hermione are Sorted into Slytherin and Harry isn’t.

[realitybitesyouknowit]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 29/29 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Hermione Granger & Harry Potter, Sirius Black & Harry Potter, Pansy Parkinson & Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter, Harry Potter & Blaise Zabini Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Sirius Black, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Theodore Nott, Daphne Greengrass Additional Tags: Slytherin Harry Potter, Dark Arts, Hogwarts Fifth Year, Dark Harry Potter, Slytherins Being Slytherins, Alternate Hogwarts House Sorting, Re-Sorting, Dark Magic, Slow Burn, Slytherin Pride, Protective Slytherins, Pureblood Politics (Harry Potter), Bigotry & Prejudice Series: Part 1 of Mutatum Summary:

In the summer before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is drawn to a room in Grimmauld Place. Like the Gryffindor he is, he enters the room without fear. The room is a library, and Harry is surprised to find that he’s eager to learn.

Then he gets the bad news: he’s been accidentally expelled from Hogwarts, and he needs to be sorted again. Everyone is confident that he’ll go straight back to Gryffindor, but with what he's been learning, Harry’s not so sure.

[sophiessortinghat-blog]

Sorting ‘Harry Potter’ Characters into Hogwarts Houses (Volume I)

Harry Potter - Gryffindor

Harry is, without a doubt, brave and daring. He fights Voldemort, he rescued Ginny from the Chamber of Secrets, he competes courageously in the Tri-Wizard Tournament and much more. It’s obvious that he was put in the right house.

Ron Weasley - Hufflepuff

Ron was a hard character to place until I figured out a main trait of his- loyalty. He’s loyal to his friends, such as when Malfoy calls Hermione the M-word. He cares about his friends. Don’t worry, I’m not putting Ron in here because there’s no other house for him (minus Gryffindor). He’s just dedicated to his friends, and that’s why Ron should be a Hufflepuff (in my opinion).

Hermione Granger - Ravenclaw 

Hermione is argued to be brave, so that’s why she’s in Gryffindor. However, I believe that she could have fit in well in Ravenclaw. She is shown to be intelligent and to have a keen mind, since she’s the “teacher’s pet” who eagerly raises her hand whenever a question is asked. Ravenclaws, pursue knowledge too, which is a trait of Hermione.

Fred and George Weasley - Slytherin

Fred and George have proven that they are cunning and resourceful, especially when it comes to their pranks. They have also shown to support their family and friends, and fraternity is a feature of a Slytherin. Of course, the twins are daring like Gryffindors, but they just strike me as good fits for Slytherin.

Luna Lovegood - Ravenclaw

Luna is an obvious Ravenclaw, seeing as she seems to check off every trait of a Ravenclaw. She is individual and original, not conforming to normality and being herself. She is also intelligent and seems to be creative with her outfits. Her wisdom is  There is a little bit of Hufflepuff in her, due to her loyalty and friendliness, however she is more of a Ravenclaw.

[palatablepain]

Becky: “There’s something in my subconscious that makes me think I’m safe when I’m wrapped in as many layers as possible.” She was wearing – I say “wearing” because it literally did not separate from her when she walked to the pencil sharpener – three shawls, three blankets, a bathrobe, leggings, leg warmers, pajama pants, two pairs of socks, slippers, a long-sleeved shirt, an undershirt, and a sweater.

“You’re not doing this because you’re cold?” I asked skeptically.

“I wasn’t.”

“And you’re not overheated now?”

“No,” she said, blithely expressionless.

I sat in the recliner, pulled its blanket over me, and shook my head.  “You could bring some blankets to Stella at the hospital.  She’d like that, and you have the experience to wrap her up well.”

“You’re right,” she said, marking a college-ruled sheet of notes in between glances at her book.  “I should ask Aunt Alexandra about whether there’s any shawl or blanket in particular that she’d like.”

“We’ll make it a surprise,” I said.  “We won’t call Stella.  She’ll like that, too.”

[later]

Dr. __ said, “You can bring a sweater and other clothes from home, you know.”

We all stared at her.  Stella, as usual, voiced us before we could recollect our consciousnesses.  “That’s funny,” she smiled.  “I think we all viewed the hospital gown standard as inviolable.”

First thing when you got to a hospital, after triage, you got a gown.  That was before the doctor saw you, before you got a CT scan or an electrocardiogram.  In order to be treated, to be a part of the hospital, you absolutely had to wear the gown, tie it around your waist and neck – or ask someone else to help you if you couldn’t.  It was like the army; you were required to wear the gown.  Wear it or else not be treated – that was the requirement.  But once you became a resident of sorts, established in your plastic throne, reminiscent of aeronautic technology, then you were awarded stuff from home to make you feel at home, signs of endurance, like a Purple Heart in the armed forces, or the Croix de Guerre in France.

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Stuff I think about #1

I wonder if Hogwarts has ever had to have like a Re-Sorting, like if some kid had all the qualities of a Gryffindor and got put in there the second the hat touched his head, but then like midway through second year, Professor McGonagall found out he had a crazy obsession with microwaving hamsters and using Imperio to make other kids give him their hamsters. Like whaddya do after that

[zentyri-blog]

So the sorting is back on pottermore, and I haven't used my account in years so I decided to just make a new account. I was sorted into Hufflepuff last time, and I was ok with it, thought I'd get it this time. Nope. I've been sorted into Slytherin! I answered all questions honestly too! I'm very surprised, but the more I think on it, the happier I am. I always liked the green and silver best and I was envious from Hufflepuff. So, I'm gonna embrace my new house! Woot!

[tangentialexplorations]

Discussion #3 - The Sorting of Hermione Granger

Lizzie:

Re-sorting in Harry Potter. [There's been some interesting discussion in this on tumblr.] First of all: Hermione. IMO, there's no way she really belongs in Gryffindor. I'd put her in Ravenclaw and maybe even Slytherin. GO.

Emma:

First off, I would say she's not underhanded or ambitious enough to be in Slytherin. That is to say, she's going to be more confrontational and less slit-your-tires-in-the-mid​dle-of-the-night (which is /more/ how I see Slytherins dealing with things); she is ahead intelligence-wise and likes to be better than everyone else, but I don't know if "ambitious" is really the right description. Not to say she /couldn't/ be in Slytherin, but I just don't see it over another house, really. Second off, then. Entire plot and function of the Harry Potter universe aside, I definitely would have put her in Ravenclaw. I would say her cleverness and thirst for learning and devouring of all things knowledge-related /outweigh/ her (present) Gryffindor qualities. Basically, she's more Ravenclaw than anything else, in my opinion. As far as "no way she really belongs in Gryffindor," I wouldn't totally disagree with that, but I kinda would. :P She is certainly /more/ of a Ravenclaw, but she IS incredibly brave and whatnot. (What else is a Gryffindor, actually? rather loyal? but that's Hufflepuff too.....) Anyway, I would give her Ravenclaw/Gryffindor/Slyth​erin/Hufflepuff. Would also like to point out the possibility that she, like Harry, requested Gryffindor. #shrug

Lizzie:

Interesting, because I think of Hermione as being very ambitious and definitely willing to be underhanded/sly to help her ambition along. Admittedly, she's less selfish with her ambition than one might think of a Slytherin being--since she uses her smarts to help out Harry and Ron with their shenanigans--but we've definitely seen her being willing to break the rules when it suits her or when she thinks it's necessary. Which sounds very Slytherin to me. A few examples of rule-breaking and/or sneaky behavior to achieve her ends: The Polyjuice Potion plot, the Time-Turner (and yeah, she got permission, but she went behind everyone else's back--which shows how she IS ambitious to serve her own ends, not just her friends), using Confunding to get Ron on the quidditch team (which is incredibly insulting to him and really ticks me off, fyi), the Sneak curse that ended up on Marietta Edgecombe (note that this was definitely more malicious than it needed to be), blackmailing Rita Skeeter, and lying to Umbridge to get her into the Forbidden Forest. I think all these show that she is definitely more of the slit-your-tires than the confrontational type...her brand of dealing with issues is very non-confrontational and quite sneaky. Most of the time, she's the one dragging Harry and Ron away from a fight--the slap in third year being a significant exception.  I don't think I even need to argue that she would have fit into Ravenclaw--we pretty much agree on that. :) Hermione IS brave, of course, but there's no rule that Slytherins can't be brave. And I think that Hermione's particular brand of bravery is more Slytherin than Gryffindor. She isn't impulsive or reckless. She's really quite calculating. I think that what I like the most when I think of putting Hermione in Slytherin is that it expands or redefines what a Slytherin is. Yes, you CAN fit all the characteristics without being a Junior Death Eater, thank you very much.  And yeah, the Sorting Hat takes your choice into account, blah blah blah. Colin Creevey might have wanted into Slytherin, but let's be honest. Never woulda happened. *"come at me bro" arms*

Emma:

I'm sleepy. But I will say: I think Hermione would definitely be the Slytherin of the three, but I still just really don't see her as an actual Slytherin. Maybe it's because she developed in/as a Gryffindor the way she did, but I just can't quite see it actually happening. (She's also a Muggle-born, whether you like it or not, which means /if/ she had been in Slytherin (and that's a BIG if), she would have gotten a lot of grief from her fellow Slytherins, no lie.) Your examples are good, certainly, but I always saw those things as, idk, maybe /more/ Slytherin, but not a dominant part of her actual personality. Honestly, that could just be me. Come on, you know I got me some mad Slytherin love. Don't even pull that "don't have to be a Junior Death Eater" crap with me. :P (Although as far as that paragraph goes, I don't necessarily oppose your idea there, but I don't know that redefining what it means to be a [house] is the point of Sorting. *cringe* Just saying.) And what I mean by the Sorting Hat considering your preference: Because Hermione really can fit in Gryffindor (I will stand by that one), if that's what she wanted (over, I would say maybe Ravenclaw. Don't think the Sorting Hat would put her in Slytherin, I really don't). #kanyeshrug

Lizzie:

I love your use of slashies for italics. *steals for future use*  I'm still not seeing a lot of convincing evidence that Hermione "belongs" in Gryffindor. I guess she /fits/ in Gryffindor because it's such a loose definition, but to me, she /belongs/ in Ravenclaw and could have been a Slytherin. I can't argue with the Muggle-born thing, but hey, it would have been a really interesting twist. [Sorry to throw the Junior Death Eater line at you. This is as close as I'll ever get to a rap battle and it makes me feel sassy. :P] "Redefining what it means to be a house" was poor word choice on my part. What I was trying to get at was /expanding the definition we're given./ What does it mean to be cunning and ambitious? Those are adjectives that DO NOT have to be negative or sinister. Hermione IS ambitious; she is driven to achieve her own personal goals and to defeat (pardon the trope) the Forces of Evil. [Harry, for example, was never that driven--he had a lot of (understandable) angst about being the chosen one, and he pretty much sat on his hands for a month in GoF until Cedric told him to take a bath with the egg. Which is why I honestly don't feel like Harry could have fit into Slytherin, despite the claims otherwise. /irrelevant rabbit trail]  Hermione is also cunning. She follows the rules until she feels it's necessary to break them. She is the brains of the trio because the sneaky plans are always her idea. (See previous post for list.) She's willing to lie and hex and blackmail to work things out for what she believes is right--the definition of Slytherin.

Emma:

Well, I agree with you there, I really don't think Gryffindor's her best fit. I say that's Ravenclaw. :) And like I said, not that she /couldn't/ have been a Slytherin, I just don't see it over Ravenclaw at all, so to me it's almost irrelevant. (Although you're right, a twist. But then that REALLY screws with the entire HP universe. lol. [haha, rap battle. YES. we should have one of those. Don't kid. You're always sassy.] Okay yeah, I see that a little bit. Like I said, I just don't see it enough to be able to say "Oh, yeah, Hermione, Slytherin, totally." She's just SO Ravenclaw for me. [Haha, NICE tangent. I never saw Harry in Slytherin either. Like I said, of the three, definitely Hermione. I really really really really really (did I mention REALLY) want Al to have been in Slytherin though. I realize that's even more rabbit-traily and irrelevant, but I want it SO DARN BAD.] This is true. I guess because I see me as more Slytherin but not much like Hermione, it's hard to reconcile those. But again, I see your point. Can we just agree that she belongs in Ravenclaw? :P

Lizzie:

This was a good one!  [CONSENSUS REACHED]