Subject: Let us share a moment of silence...
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Posted on: 2015-09-26 17:39:00 UTC
In mourning the loss of Old Pottermore. May the memory of all the FireboltChasers and ThestralCrimsons live on forever in our hearts.
I'm going to have to stay off the Board for a little while because I have exams coming up. But in the mean time, I have a Harry Potter quiz for everyone who wants to take it. This one is based on the Pottermore quiz that sorts you into the Houses.
Let me see if I can put this in correctly.
http://www.quotev.com/quiz/4910241/Hogwarts-Sorting-Hat-Quiz-Pottermore-style/
I got Slytherin. What do you guys (and gals) get?
And, not taking "I should've been in House X" and "other quiz says that I'm in House Y" answers into account, we so far have:
-Two Gryffindors
-Four Slytherins
-Eleven Ravenclaws
-Four Hufflepuffs
I think it says something about the sort of people the PPC as a community attracts...?
Which, at the time of posting come out to:
-33,457 Ravenclaws
-17,536 Gryffindors
-14,756 Hufflepuffs
-14,563 Slytherins
It would seem a disproportionate amount of a people in general are Sorted into Ravenclaw, almost double the amount of the next largest House. This appears to imply, unsurprisingly, that more Ravenclaws in general care to take quizzes like this in the first place.
I wanted to see if I could find the House stats from the original Pottermore for further comparison, but it seems that the site is no longer hosting the old format. This is quite sad.
...one of the questions asks for a preference of various activities, with one of the answers indicating a love for books and reading (which counts as a point for Ravenclaw). Considering that the source material is a book series and that fans of said books will be taking the Pottermore quiz, chances are the grand majority of them will like books and thus give that answer. Because of this, Ravenclaw is by nature of the quiz going to have an advantage. (This is just me spitballing, though - feel free to tell me I'm wrong! ^_^)
Merlin was in Slytherin, but most Ravenclaws are going to put the book of merlin as the first item they would save because, well, it's Merlin, duh! Also, you are more likely to get Slytherin if you choose the river in the forest vs river question. This is most likely because Slytherin's common room is under the lake. The point is, most Slytherin-like answers are the ones a Ravenclaw would naturally choose.
There are the movies too, remember. : P
*pops over to have a look*
WHOA WHOA WHOA WAIT. What happened to the old format? D:
*pokes around the site for a bit before giving up in despair*
In mourning the loss of Old Pottermore. May the memory of all the FireboltChasers and ThestralCrimsons live on forever in our hearts.
I spend way too much time theory-heading about abstract stuff.
and Gryffindor on the personalitylab test that no longer exists. I still have to find a test that puts me into Hufflepuff :-)
HG
I'm just that kinda boring, run of the mill, guy.
In an interview of some sort, the Queen was talking about Hufflepuff, and she mentioned something that really redefined the way I looked at the House. (Spoilers for Deathly Hallows, but I somehow doubt that that's an issue for anyone on here.)
She mentioned what the different Houses did during the Battle of Hogwarts. The Gryffindors all stayed, of course: but she says that their bravery is, in some sense, fool-hardy and show-offish. Most of the Ravenclaws leave, interested in their own skins, and a few stay. The Slytherins, of course, all leave. But Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff stays almost to a man, and for all the right reasons. They're fighting for their school, for their families, for their friends. They're fighting for loyalty. That's the opposite of boring and run of the mill.
Hufflepuffs are awesome, and I shan't let you forget it. =]
-Alleb
A July is not surprised. Others may be.
Though I was half sure I'd end up in Hufflepuff, since I kept picking 'Puff answers. What's the point of wisdom if not to do good, after all?
~Neshomeh
I'm a Hufflepuff! And I've always been one; I like both Houses equally.
I always thought I would be a Ravenclaw, but both this and the official quiz gave me Gryffindor. *shrugs* I ain't even mad.
My answers were all distributed rather evenly, though. Gryffindor had 14, Hufflepuff had 11, Ravenclaw had 10, and Slytherin had 9.
...Can I call myself Divergent?
-Alleb
...but the bridge troll one was a hard question to answer.
...Weird. But hi, fellow Gryffindor! *waves*
-Alleb
Not particularly surprising.
I am a Slytherclaw by this hybrid house quiz.
-Phobos
I only had one more Gryffindor answer than Ravenclaw, so I'm like an in-between. Like, a Ravenclaw with a hero complex.
Though when I took the actual Pottermore Quiz I got Slytherin. I always have seen myself as a Ravenclaw personally.
I've never been overly-impressed with the Sorting Hat quizzes, if only because I think they place too much emphasis on 'liking to read' as a Ravenclaw trait. *coughs and looks at Hermione*
I think I'm actually a Gryffindor, but only because I don't really fit any of the other Houses. I'm not particularly drawn to schoolwork or learning (don't get me wrong, I like learning new things, but I don't go 'hmm, what should I learn about today?'), I'm not patient and I'm definitely not hardworking, and I'm very much not cunning or ambitious. It's less the fact that I'm brave or chivalrous and more the fact I'm the leftovers from the other Houses.
I took the test just now; I said Ravenclaw because that's what Pottermore put me in, and I figured the results would be the same.
Apparently now I'm a 'Puff?
:D I do like badgers.
Everyone knows that Hufflepuff is where the leftovers from the other Houses go! =]
We have plenty of room left: we're the "rest of the lot" House after all!
I wouldn't have minded ending up as a Hufflepuff — I greatly respect loyalty and the ability to work hard — but, alas, I do not lean that way.
That is, Ravenclaw. It's been consistent for years; no surprise, here.
I questioned the legitimacy of that Sorting at first. I spent most of the quiz trying to figure out how the quiz worked. That seemed a bit cheaty to me at the time, but upon completion and further consideration, it only serves to support the Sorting. Learning is most prized by the Ravenclaws after all.
In Pottermore proper I was sorted into Gryffindor. It is rather interesting to see how that decision changes over time.
I suppose it's only inevitable that I am entrusted to a House that is the sole preserve of those children in the school's care who are evil. Of course, this is not the true nature of ambition, cunning, and manipulation. It is merely what that House descended into via a spiral of radicalization and militant fascism, which is the best way to raise a child.
A Slytherin ought not to be the villain. A Slytherin worthy of the name is not even in the story. Whether the hero or the villain of that story triumphs, the Slytherin uses that triumph to further their own goals. A Slytherin does not even necessarily rule. To be the one in charge is to attract attention that may not, in fact, be desired. The true Slytherin tempers ambition with carefulness, calculation, and a meritocratic attitude. To the true Slytherin, the idea of a blood-based hierarchy is there only to be used for personal advantage. Since young Slytherins rely on the patronage of older, more experienced players of the game, however, it is necessary for the true Slytherin to show gratitude, magnanimity, and generosity of spirit to those less fortunate than themselves - unless they are a threat, of course. The key colour of Slytherin is not the green of poisons, potions, and curses, but the muted silver - the silver of our tongues, the colour that fades into the background. Let the products of other houses bicker and squabble amongst themselves, jockeying for position loudly and proclaiming victories with fanfare and bluster. These triumphs are temporary. For the master Slytherin, all triumphs are one's own, and in this, our victory is inevitable and eternal.
Only one time I had Ravenclaw, so I guess I'd be close to a Hatstall :D
I always get Hufflepuff whenever I do these tests. Not that I'm complaining: it's a pretty decent house. It may not have the smartest students, or the most cunning, or the most brave, or... or...
Um. Yeah.
Tonks and Newt Scamander have already been pointed out, so let me just say this: Remember Cedric Diggory!
There also were Bridget Wenlock who was a very famous Arithmancer and Grogan Stump, former Minister of Magic.
The fact that Hufflepuff has produced the fewest number of Dark Wizards out of all houses also helps. And Hufflepuff was second only to Gryffindor in the numbers of students who stayed behind to fight against Voldermort's forces during the Battle of Hogwarts. Loyal indeed.
Happy to know I would be in my favourite House, although Hufflepuff was a close one too.
P.S. : Tonks was a Hufflepuff too, if I remember it right, so don't worry about Hufflepuff's qualities.
They're extremely loyal, and loyalty has always been most important to me. Besides, Newt Scamander was a Hufflepuff, if I remember my trivia correctly.
Of course, I ended up in...
Hufflepuff? Weird. Not that I'm complaining, but usually I get Slytherin from these.
Hufflepuff, of course. Go Puffs!
Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure, after all~