Castlevania Hogwarts Houses
On the surface, Lisa seems like an easy fit for Ravenclaw: she loves learning and the freedom of truth. She also seems like a clear fit for Gryffindor: she’s got bravery and pluck up to her eyeballs. She’s even got Slytherin resourcefulness and loyalty.
But following a motivation model for Hogwarts Houses, Lisa is a clear Hufflepuff. Yes she loves learning and teaching, and yes she’s brave and has a clear set of morals, but her ultimate motivation is to support people, who she believes in deeply no matter their trespasses -- even to the point of getting burned at the stake. Lisa doesn’t need these people to be “hers” as a Slytherin would, and she’s not in the business of helping them for the glory (Gryffindor) or the pursuit of truth for the sake of finding truth (Ravenclaw).
Lisa does display Gryffindor and Ravenclaw traits as secondary houses. She uses wit and learning to achieve her goal of helping others (Ravenclaw), and her deep belief in the morality of what she’s doing to inspire others to join her (Gryffindor).
At first glance, Vlad seems like a shoo-in for Slytherin: cunning, resourceful, and deeply loyal to his chosen family -- he’s planning to destroy the world for what they did to Lisa.
However, this behavior is only true when he’s dealing with grief. Ravenclaws -- who are masters of systems -- are known to model whatever behavior feels true to them.
We meet Vlad prior to his grief, when Lisa meets him for the first time. In this interaction, Vlad is charmed by Lisa’s wit, and entertains her different model of human behavior as interesting and valuable. It’s Vlad who has the enormous library and consistently references the importance of thought and innovation.
Even when Vlad is performing as a Slytherin in seeking revenge for Lisa’s death, he frames it as a matter of truth, Ravenclaw’s guiding pursuit: he feels he has seen the true pattern of humanity, and must act accordingly, which is performed as a Slytherin.
Vlad’s ability to take in new information, his tendency to pursue truth, and his willingness to change his view based on changes in his map of reality all put him squarely in Ravenclaw.
Alucard is probably the kid who would have to weigh in on his sorting, because he could get along in any house...which is our first indicator that he’s probably a Ravenclaw. He has the resourcefulness, cunning, and loyalty to those close to him of a Slytherin, the concern for humanity at large of a Hufflepuff (and his mother), and the bravery and commitment of a Gryffindor and will use all these approaches as helpful. But, ultimately, he has constructed a view of the world that he constantly updates. This makes him -- like his father -- a Ravenclaw.
The main reason Alucard is not a Slytherin is that he is not motivated by ambition; he has no desire to be credited for his work, or to gain a position of power. He’s doing the right thing because the logical consequences of not doing it are too disastrous to avoid. It is also the right thing to do, but that is a calculated and double-checked right thing, not an instinctual one. This constructed sense of justice can serve a Slytherin or a Ravenclaw, but the ultimate benefit of the greater whole, not those closest to him, leans Alucard toward Ravenclaw.
It’s this same focus on the external, not the self, that makes Alucard Ravenclaw over Gryffindor. He is brave, but he is not reckless. Everything is calculated, including the moral argument for what he’s going to do. If he could find a way to avoid it, he probably would.
Lastly but certainly not a minor item to consider: Alucard has a love for the arts. His appearance is very carefully groomed, he has a broad knowledge of history and an admiration for innovation and skill. Based on his exchanges with Trevor, he values less educated or less introspective people as lower than those who have these capabilities. Those tastes are squarely Ravenclaw.
Trevor is almost a Slytherin, because he is deeply loyal to his chosen few. He has a strong sense of what is his and is willing to do whatever it takes to protect his people and accomplish his goal.
Trevor is also almost a Hufflepuff, in that he feels a deep loyalty to the people he protects (humans, in general), even though he doesn’t particularly like any of them. Hufflepuffs don’t have to be kind; they just have to be fiercely loyal and believe in supporting people. Trevor checks those boxes.
However, Trevor lands squarely as a Gryffindor because of his chivalry and recklessness.
Trevor has a deep need for the approval of others, especially given how much he hates himself. He’s not the lauded hero fighting on morally just grounds. Honestly, Alucard does that better. Sipha does that better.
Instead, he relies on his commitment to a code of conduct, in his case the family obligation to fight vampires and protect the world (hence his overlap with Hufflepuff). He believes in this, unquestioned, the way it’s been handed to him. He also expects to receive a mixture of love and hate for following this code. All very Gryffindor.
Most definingly Gryffindor, though, is his tendency to rush into a situation without thinking and rely on his instinctive behavior and developed skills -- mostly physical strength and an ability to irritate the opponent -- to succeed. He relies on this sense of performed bravery to give himself value, even while worrying he will be abandoned. This need for bravado and outward validation are deeply Gryffindor.
Trevor would absolutely die for you, because he has no idea how to mitigate his extreme behavior or how to otherwise express affection to those he wants to be loved by.
Sipha looks like a Ravenclaw on the surface: all that book learning, and hey, her robe is blue. She even has a deep interest in truth and wisdom.
But Sipha has a deep desire for legacy and power, clear traits of a Slytherin. She doesn’t just want to know magic or learn the oral history of her people, she wants to be the best. She also values her ability to adapt and solve problems, and wants the praise that goes with it. She also surrounds herself with powerful people and is constantly angling for how to get the most out of a situation.
Sipha is fiercely loyal to those she decides are hers, but has no qualms burning you to a crisp if you aren’t in that inner circle. She’s the most able to justify morally gray decisions as a means to an end and has no problem calling out bullshit or acting compliant -- whatever it takes to get what she wants. T
