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DaniDiNardo 
THIS thread though. I'm uber conflicted and shouldn't be because Lex isn't graduating and I shouldn't have to be thinking about this yet but it still bugs me because my charrie after Lex will only be for four terms. Pottermore says he's 92% Slytherin, the charrie I have after him, the test said was 89% Ravenclaw. BOTH belong more to their house than Lex did (84% Gryffindor) and it's like Dax can't be a Gryffindor, lulz no, even without an official quiz it's just not a good idea so keeping him in Gryffindor so I can have Jessa be a Ravenclaw wouldn't be all that right, but then resorting with him would leave Jessa stuck in Slytherin and she
definitely isn't a Snake, it was her lowest percentile, like super low.
Then there's the massive house pride and my overall unwillingness to resort being countered by the fact I like new things? I just dunno how much I'd like my new house when I'm in love with Gryffindor. It's a sticky situation for me
I'd love to here thoughts on this.
First of all, I personally don't find the pottermore sorting accurate because its so automated, whereas on SS we have actual people looking over and considering things and that makes it a lot better in my opinion.
My current situation has me deciding to stay in Slytherin with a 'filler' charrie because I don't want to resort with a filler and not have a choice with the next one who is the daughter of my very first character so I really want to have the whole 7 term experience with her legit.
This probably helped me shape my filler charrie to be honest, she's TOTALLY a Slytherin but I'm not sure if SHE came first or if me knowing what house she was going to be came first, if that makes sense.
I think at the end of the day, you need to choose which character you WANT to play in their associated house... and with the other just go ahead and 'suck it up' like we used to have to before resorting was an option. This can actually have some awesome results, as we get some atypical characters who at first glance don't actually exhibit the traits of their house... but often by the end of their time they actually prove to be that house after all! Its also canon to want to be in a house based on the perception of their traits, so in theory a character that is totally a puffer at heart might admire Slytherin traits because they have Slytherin parents or something, and end up in Slytherin... or vice versa, end up in Hufflepuff despite expecting and wanting Slytherin. You can play with these ideas to justify and make sense of how the sorting pans out I think.
In essence you need to decide which character NEEDS to be sorted, and which one is the one that will have to be in whichever other house.
It does sort of sound like Ravenclaw might be the best choice for both? as a compromise?
But remember there is also the option of the 'all the rest' house. Hufflepuffs are everyone and everything... so they could end up there
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PhoenixRising BUT I totally agree with you on the massive house pride.... Like, I understand its for the characters and all, which might not always be matched with your personal house... I conceptualize it all. BUT how can you put all that aside and overcome your ego / attachment to your house pride?
Which I guess going along with that question, are there any cons that you've found in the resorting process?
I will always be a Ravenclaw. I find it helps differentiate with IC and OOC actually, that I'm a different house from my character. Good fun. I don't think it needs to be overcome... I think tis a fun challenge and an opportunity to grow and be more accepting of different types of personalities.