![]() They flocked around Draco Malfoy, who they admired and who exhibited the traits of Slytherin. Other examples include Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who despite being stupid and rather lazy, were placed in Slytherin, the House of the cunning and ambitious. He may have been placed there because, at the time, he admired strong, brave individuals like James Potter and Sirius Black. One example of the former is Peter Pettigrew, who was sorted into Gryffindor but ultimately turned out to be quite cowardly, self-serving and corruptible. ![]() It is unclear if the Sorting Hat tended to place students based on qualities they valued or rather qualities they exhibited. " It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our abilities." - Albus Dumbledore The students said that it picked up tips from Dumbledore's office. Every so often it would sing of mortal peril at the school. Before beginning the Sorting Ceremony, it sang a short song about the founding of the school and the four Houses the Sorting Hat's songs were different every year, and the Hat was said to take all year composing the next one (according to Ronald Weasley). The Sorting Hat announced the House the student was to join. At the beginning of each school year, the magical Sorting Hat was placed on each new student's head during the Sorting Ceremony. When the founders worried how students would be selected after their deaths, Godric Gryffindor took his hat off and each "put some brains" in it, creating the Sorting Hat to choose future students for each House. In the early days of Hogwarts, the four founders handpicked students for their Houses. These two competitions bred rivalries between the Houses, the greatest of which was that between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Each House also had its own Quidditch team that competed for the Inter-House Quidditch Cup. The House with the most points won the House Cup. The houses competed throughout the school year, by earning and losing points for behaviour. Each year's group of students in the same House shared the same dormitory and many classes. Draco Malfoy belonged to this House.Houses at Hogwarts were both the living and learning communities for its students. Do you find yourself surprised by their curiosity about the world?.Can they concentrate on one task (such as coloring) for a long span?.Is story time their favorite time of day?.Do they ask a thousand questions about everything under the sun?.Can they dismantle any child-proof lock faster than most adults?.Ravenclaws care about intelligence and wit. Are they pretty chill and not prone to temper tantrums?.Do they abide by game rules and take losing gracefully?.Are they OK with not being the center of attention?.Does your kid excel at sharing toys with others?.Hufflepuffs are all about hard work and fair play. Do they love bedtime stories about heroes who overcome impossible odds?.Are they able to sleep without a nightlight?.Does most of their imaginative play involve fighting evil and saving the world?.Do they stand up for others in playground squabbles?.Does your child try to run into crowds, scale bookshelves like a mountain, and otherwise show a staggering lack of normal fear responses?. ![]() Dumbledore and Harry were both members of this House. After all, a love of magic and make-believe is the stuff childhood is made of. And whatever House you settle on, any kid is lucky to grow up with a Harry Potter fan for a parent. It may be a fun idea to make a note of the House you decide on to share with your kid once he’s old enough to understand your reasoning. Other than boarding the scarlet train for Hogwarts itself, asking yourself these five questions is the best way to figure out your kid’s Hogwarts' House. (It’s okay - there’s still a chance he’ll grow out of it.) And if he’s learned to fake cry for attention, that cunning little manipulator might be destined for Slytherin. If she starts speaking in complete sentences at a very young age, for instance, you might have a fledgling Ravenclaw on your hands. If you put the Sorting Hat on your kid’s head, what would it say? Do you suspect your child is a clever Ravenclaw or a courageous Gryffindor? Even before your kid is old enough to read the Harry Potter stories, you can look at his traits and come up with a pretty good indication of which Hogwarts House your child would call home.īy watching your kid closely, these armchair sorting techniques will come to you easily. ![]()
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