I'm still not a big fan of Peter Pettigrew being in Gryffindor. He is just too much of a coward to be donning the red and gold. Not sure which House he'd be best fitted for though. Maybe Slytherin just because he, at the very least, is resourceful in his own way.

Not going to lie - Albus Dumbledore would have fit well in Slytherin. As we've seen, he is pretty ambitious, resourceful, etc.

Gilderoy Lockhart as a Ravenclaw just ... I don't know. I'm still shocked he's there to be honest. His means of getting fame seem kinda Slytherin to me.

Percy Weasley I can see more in either Slytherin or Ravenclaw. He definitely is ambitious, and he's quite intelligent and sharp.

Sometimes I think Hufflepuff would have been a good fit for Rubeus Hagrid. He's extremely caring and kind to both humans and creatures.

While I can see Minverva McGonagall as a Gryffindor, I do think she would have been a better Ravenclaw. She almost was one, since she was a Hatstall. Her mastery of a lot of complex skills just shows how brilliant she is, and she has always valued learning for herself and her students.

^^^ Zoe, I was going to post about Dumbledore too. The good for all, sacrificing lives in the way, just makes me feel he is NOT a true Gryffindor. I don't see Gryffindors sacrificing ANYTHING to the good overall...like.... the bigger picture is more of a Slytherin thing for me.

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You guys are telling me that Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, at 11 years old, would put on the Sorting hat, and it would say SLYTHERIN to him!?!?!

I am shooketh.

I just want to defend Dumbledore? As a Gryffindor? And an owner of a phoenix?! I mean him, not me. Those are his qualities, not mine. I own a......... Chevy? Anyway.

If anything, I would say an alternate house for him would be Ravenclaw, because 1) I think he'd look fantastic in navy, 2) he's brilliant, seriously, was such a good student and 3) he's the same brand of nitwit, blubber, oddment, and tweak as Luna Lovegood.

ALSO, he'd have been a brilliant Hufflepuff, because I really think he tried to see the good in EVERYONE, and gave them all a lot of chances and second chances, which is more Puff than Gryff imho.

The way I think about the sacrifice thing is like such:

Gryffindor: Sacrifice yourself to save others or for the Greater Good! (HP did this. So did Albus.)
Hufflepuff: No sacrifices! Life is precious! (Good hearts, can't stand anyone dying.)
Ravenclaw: Stop the sacrifices, please. There's a better way. (Smart, clever, always thinking outside the box.)
Slytherin: Sacrifice others to save yourself. OR. No sacrifices. We can work this out. (See, resourceful!)

I just---- man, I am low-key offended at trying to picture my man, DD, in Slytherin green. It ain't workin' for me, fam. No cap. Dumbledore is a Gryffindor OR a secret Hufflepuff. Those are my stances. Thank u for coming to my DumbledoRO talk.

I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE MY TWO KNUTS TO THE DUMBLEDORE SORTING!!! I'll be back with thoughts on some other characters though because I definitely 1000% think Percy could have made a supherb Ravenclaw sort

Okay, so like, obviously he was sorted Gryffindor, but I do think there are some good arguments in favor of Slytherin (and Ravenclaw tbh) !!!! Especially thinking about how the sorting is done when the kids are 11 years old. So the Dumbledore we grew to know over the course of the HP series wasn't necessarily the Albus Dumbledore that was around at age 11. And we do know that a lot changed within him, especially after the accident that resulted in the death of his sister Ariana (not me, the one of the Dumbledore variety ehehe).

From what I remember (and to be fair, it's not a lot because I forget these things easily lol), but Dumbledore really valued power and intellect at a young age. He and Grindelwald were real buddy-buddy unified in the search for the Deathly Hallows and wanted to use that power to like overturn the ministry??? A world where wizards ruled over muggles. I know in the books this was mentioned as a "greater good" sort of ordeal, but at the end of the day, it was really a quest for power at the benefit of wizard kind. So with that in mind, I could see that a Slytherin sorting could potentially be a good match for him around that time. Because power. Wanting to be at the top. Chasing ambition. Y'know. That.

BUT THEN later in his life, he refused to become the Minister of Magic because he didn't trust himself with the power... Which doesn't sound like a Slytherin to me at all. In my mind, even if a Slytherin thought this way perhaps they would still take the role but strive to be good?? Idk it's that ambition I'm thinking about in this regard. SO maybe he grew to be more of a Gryffindor???

I also remember one time reading a theory that perhaps he was more of a Slytherin sort, but like Harry he asked to be placed in Gryffindor because of that one time he said *"It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Not that this means anything, but YOLO

On a side-topic quest to discuss Dumbledores, what house do y'all see Aberforth being in??!? I would say Gryffindor also, or maybe Hufflepuff??? I cannot find a clear answer to this on the internet lol so let's discuss?!?!?

Okay back to my man, Albus. I READ UP on his wiki so I CAN SEE y'alls perspective re: Slytherin qualities. Sigh. I can see those, in particular his ability to predict how certain people would behave and thus how he could influence those people to achieve the outcomes he wanted. (Like he was playing wizard's chess with Harry, y'know? HOPING he would be the kind of person to sacrifice himself in order to destroy Voldemort's last Horcrux. SIGH.) HOWEVER. Dumbledore did not get buddy-buddy with Grindelwald until AFTER he graduated Hogwarts. So all his years at Hogwarts, he was just quietly known as "that smart kid whose Dad is in Azkaban for killing three Muggles" or something along those lines. So so so I think the Sorting Hat would not have picked up on his ambition so much when he was just a kid; I think he got carried away with Gellert because he'd had to put his dreams on hold to care for Ariana, and also, he was blinded by LOVE. (Such a Gryff or Puff thing lolol.)

Sidenote #2: Gellert's great aunt is Bathilda Bagshot, you guys. SHE IS SO SO SO OLD!!!

Anyway, back to Albus. BUT. He did not WANT the power, like u said, Ariana Dumbledore. So he IS a Gryffindor!!!!!!!

I think he just had some ambition (who doesn't, it's not a bad quality) but he really is more of a noble sort. And ultimately, in the three-way duel with Gellert and Aberforth, Albus took his brother's side! ANNNNNNNND one of the reasons he wouldn't fight Gellert and kept getting Newt to do stuff for him was because he was being a cowardly lion, aka, trying to honor the pact he and Gellert had made to never fight each other!! That's almost Hufflepuff-level loyalty lolol.

So. Let us not overlook Albus' Gryffindor qualities, like the fact that he acted without thinking when he shoved Slytherin's ring on his finger, or that he was WILDLY unprepared for the entire cave thing, with the locket and the potion and the inferi, or that he threw caution to the wind and showed his bias toward his own House by giving them ridiculous amounts of points at every end-of-term feast. Ummmmm. I still say he would have made a great Ravenclaw for all his brilliant contributions and academic achievements and general wizardry at everything wizardly. BUT. He was also loyal and looked for the good in others, which is a nice Puff thing to do. So in between those two, he is really probably in the correct House of G R Y F F I N D O R.

I like Ariana's interpretation of perhaps him DESIRING WITH HIS WHOLE HEART to be the greatest Gryffindor of all time....and in that case, I would say that's a TOTAL SLYTHERIN. He turned down the position because while Snakes might desire power, they desire to be the most powerful version of themselves. for Dumble, that wasn't the minister.

But...I do buy that perhaps at 11 he was more Gryffie than bleeding that green and silver blooooood. I think I'm extremely biased in my dislike for him as a person to give accurate assessments, though, lol. LOVE HIM as a character because there's so many LAYERS to think/discuss with him.... but for the life of me, as a third party reading Harry/Dumbledore's relationship...HE RAISED HARRY FOR THE SLAUGHTER. I can't get over it, man, I can't.

Anyway, reeling it in, reeling it in.


I can see Aberforth being Gryffindor, too. He keeps to himself, but his bravery in doing the right thing even when it's HARD (especially in the last book) makes me feel Gryffindor.

Heheheh I love the Dumbledore discussion. I'm too brain fried to try to logic more about Dumbledore at the moment. I'll probably be back to do so later, ngl. But I wanted to call Rubeus Hagrid to the stand. While I do believe he made an excellent Gryffindor, I see mega Hufflepuff qualities in him too. I don't know if I'd go as far as to say his sorting wasn't correct, but I definitely see big shining Hufflepuff qualities in him.

He just has such a good HEART and sees the gentleness in every creature, even those that are usually misunderstood and misconstrued to be harmful when they're really just lovely bubs ;_;

AGREE agree agree hard agree. Hagrid is the BEST. I love himb and his umbrella.

And also, he's mega loyal!!! He would NEVER let ANYONE say a bad thing about Dumbledore in his presence, and I felt that he was very forgiving of his own parents, considering I believe he didn't always have the best upbringing. So. Hagrid's amazing. NGL.


To do a reverse of what Ariana just did, I would like to questiom Nymphadora Tonks' sorting??!?? Was anyone else surprised to learn she was a Hufflepuff? IDK why but I thought she was a Gryffindor like a lot of the other Order of the Phoenix members?? Until I guess someone pointed out to me that I didn't read Pottermore??? LOL. Also, in that Hogwarts Mystery game, she is THE biggest prankster, like, as good as Fred Weasley/Peeves.

I also wonder if Molly Weasley wouldn't have made a great Puff, since she's naturally nurturing and just SUCH a good mum. Though u can find good mums in all four houses.

So, I just want to take a moment to clarify my initial Dumbledore statement. I'm not saying he's not Gryffindor material or shouldn't have been a Gryffindor (which I guess the thread title would imply lol). I should have gone in more detail in my initial post and elaborated more. So allow me to do that now: Slytherin would not have been a bad placement considering what we know about Dumbledore, and I do think that being in Slytherin would have added another interesting layer to his character and it would have brought some balance to the whole "all Slytherins are bad" mentality that so many characters in the books have.

I like to think that during his sorting the Hat considered all the houses to some degree. Ravenclaw I think would be a great place for him. The man values learning, is incredibly intelligent, and made many contributions/discoveries that prove how Ravenclaw he can be. I can see Gryffindor because he is quite brave, is unafraid of death, has chivalrous qualities, etc. Hufflepuff because he has a deep capacity for love, believes in the good of everyone, and wants to do things that primarily benefit humanity. Though he does have a lot of Slytherin traits as well: he is quite manipulative when he thinks it is necessary, is willing to hurt/sacrifice some if it benefits others, and did at one point in his life desire power until that moment when things went too far.

I wonder how Dumbledore wasn't a Hatstall (or maybe he was and JK just didn't mention it because there's SO MANY details about him already). I can see the Hat considering him for all four houses, though maybe leaning more toward Ravenclaw at that moment in his life? In the end, I can see Dumbledore asking the Hat for Gryffindor, showing that he valued that house's traits above the others even though he exhibited them all.

Aaaaaand now that I'm all fried from Dumbledore talk...

I totally agree with Abertforth being a Gryffindor. Solving differences by duelling rather than dialogue screams the Godric Gryffindor type to me. Haha.

As for Molly and Tonks, I can see both of them as Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs. Now that I'm thinking about it, I think them two swapping houses would be appropriate. Molly is so caring and accepting, but you better watch out if you harm her babies or step a toe out of line. Tonks has a lot of nerve and can be pretty reckless at times.

Now, what I want to know is THIS: Why is Zacharias Smith a Hufflepuff?! Please someone explain to me HOW he managed to get into the great house of Helga Hufflepuff? He is ... just not Hufflepuff material. Sorry, not sorry. I have no answers for this placement other than he could possibly be a descendant of Helga Hufflepuff (if he's related to Hepzibah Smith) and/or he was just put in Hufflepuff by default because he didn't display any of the other houses' traits.