A preconcieved notion of reality*

Since pottermore is now open to the public and everyone is finding out their house, I figured I would nerd out and extrapolate on what I think is the most important criteria for sorting.

My method of sorting starts with a hypothetical. Say you’re faced with a challenge, and it’s something you’ve never faced before. You dont have a context on how to face this issue. What do you do? How do you react? It’s in answering these questions that we find our natural, innate patterns of behavior. Where you draw your strength from tells you a lot about the house you’re in.

A Gryffindor would consult their moral standards. What feels like the right thing to do? This standard can sometimes override the logical, safer choice. They trust in their intuition to guide them to make the best decision.

A Hufflepuff would fall back on their support structures. Friends, family, significant others, they seek advice from those they respect and care about. If their support structures fail, or are unavailable, they are prone to retreat and ignore the problem completely.

A Ravenclaw would rely on their creative ability to fully image the problem as a whole. In this way they can consider all facets and aspects and use logical reasoning to figure out the best solution. (Whether that logic is universal, however, is a whole other issue.)

A Slytherin would use their ability to understand what compels people to do certain things in order to help solve their problem. When this “manipulation” doesn’t pan out, they typically fall back on tradition. What has worked before can be used to work again.

This method of sorting works well, because it doesn’t stereotype, like “oh you’re brave, you’re in Gryffindor”. You can learn to face your challenges with other behaviors; you can be extremely logical and still be a Hufflepuff, or be a chivalrous Slytherin. Your house doesn’t define your entirety, it just gives you a better understanding of your base. What you make yourself on top of that is up to you.

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Figured out that I can project doctor who in my empty classroom while I eat pizza and finish a paper. This might be the greatest moment of my life

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had a great time at c2e2 today, and met some of the nicest people.

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I tried sonicing it but it just keeps offering me tea

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Going to c2e2 with my type 40. Check out her sweet shoes!

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