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.

Could your next character - Dax - the one who's here for only four terms, be a Ravenclaw? Cause if that's the case, then you could resort with him to Ravenclaw ... in prep for Jessa?

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?

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

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.

I had to think about that question for a moment and came to the 'no' conclusion. See, thing is he was meant to be a Gryffindor but after fleshing him out I realized he's a Slytherin through and through. That's why I took the test in the first place to see if I was spot on which it turns out I was? I tried imagining him in Ravenclaw but it's not sticking, he's not a 'claw by any means. I can't see pass the snake to put him anywhere else

My charries don't listen to the house I'm in. Of all my 14 charries only TWO are legit Gryffindors, the rest scoff at my tag and reject it while I'm all for the scarlet and gold. Pretty sure I'd miss being able to say I play a Gryffindor but at the same time new houses might be exciting? They look exciting but the 7 terms til next resorting is daunting O_O



I don't know how accurate that test is but it seems accurate to me because even before taking it I was positive Dax was a snake and Jessa would be a claw. Took the test way after making them just to 'be sure' and it agreed with me that they both strongly don't belong in Gryffindor at all but where I always imagined them. For me it's easy to sort my charries. Little personality hints that come out make it easy and I already kinda know their mindset so that helps too.

Dax was meant to be a Gryffindor so Jessa could easily be a Claw but then after creating him the dream died in my head after RPing him a few times. Even having him currently in Durmstrang he acts like a Snake.

I see what you mean about choosing and originally Dax was meant to suck it up and be the Gryffindor he wasn't meant to be 'cause I thought it'd be lulzy playing a self-preserving Gryffindor (don't see many of those). Then the idea of resorting got me and he wants it very much, it's just a shame you don't inherit houses necessarily. Both Jessa's parents are Snakes so the father would be proud but realistically she couldn't pull it off, in fact she'd make a better Puffer than she would a Snake.

It does seem like Ravenclaw would be the best choice but then I think 11 terms with the claws? I'd rather stick Dax in Gryffindor and wait--no offense of course, just too long with the blue man, I can't pull off Ravenclaw personally so I won't stick myself there longer than I need to.

As much as Hufflepuff is for everyone I don't see my charries fitting there because of their distinct personalities

When I first joined SS and was sorted into Gryffindor, I was dead set on never ever resorting because I was in the newbie ZOMG LOOK I'VE BEEN SORTED phase. But then as the terms went on, I came to realize and accept that it had never really been me that had been sorted, but my school character - who, ironically, I had been hoping would get sorted into Slytherin while in the baby stages of her development.

OOC it has been argued to me that I am not entirely a Gryffindor - Pottermore put me there but I don't weigh that too heavily - but sorting for me on SS has slowly become disassociated with myself and reassociated with the character I am playing.

Before I joined staff after my first character graduated, I had the intention of resorting because I wanted to explore other areas of the RP, my writing, and my creativity. I will admit that I was terrified of the thought of resorting - especially given at the time Gryffindor was struggling with overall participation and house points compared to the other houses - but I knew that I would regret forcing a character into a box that they were not suited for. Not to mention limiting my own creativity and chance to grow.

Now, I talk a lot of talk, and if/when I go back to being a student I still have the intention of resorting, but that is still very scary and daunting - like Dani has expressed. But I find myself (and no offense meant by this next statement <3) disappointed in people who never resort and stay in the same house. I feel like, for me, I would start recycling character personalities and plateau with my creativity and overall SS experience.

As a Gryffindor it OF COURSE makes me sad to see people resort from the house, but for entirely selfish reasons only. As much as I want to horde everyone into the house of red and gold, I don't want to deny people the chance to grow and explore. Push the limits and break through, right :3

#THIS


In closing............................

I think those are my 2 knuts on the matter I encourage people to feel comfortable with the notion of resorting. SS is an accepting community that fosters your creativity, so take advantage of it!

I like this discussion, I really do.

For someone who hadn't resorted, I find resorting a very huge decision! I think others do, too. Since I have only one term left with Cassia *clings to her* I have been considering the possibility of resorting. And I know I want to do so due to the pros mention by Tegz which I totally agree with. I seriously can't imagine myself in the same house forever, because like Pixie said it'd be like recycling personalities.

Of course, I still haven't made a serious decision about it, it's too early, right?! Right. But most of the time I'm like 'I won't resort until I know I played enough Slytherin characters'. And other times I think that that wouldn't work. Like what if I, right now, don't have a well-thought out charrie that wants to be played and is at the same time a Slytherin . So then should I resort to another house and then resort back to Slytherin when I have the appropriate charrie. But then again resorting back isn't that easy and I don't want to regret ever resorting

Also, regarding the pottermore sorting, I never did it to any of my charries and don't think I would. Mainly because I'm laze. And because I think that the great thing about the houses is that they have a variety of characteristics that could fit more than one person who might be in different houses. Like the biggest proof in the HP series, Hermione who could have fit in with the Ravenclaws so easily. Now I don't want to stray away from the main topic so my point is that, I don't mind and think it's manageable to play a character who isn't 100% fit to be in a certain house while I figure things out with the next one I'm gonna play. To a certain point of course.

And I know if I ended up unable to decide anything I'll just let the admins decide that's after I am absolutely sure I am ready to leave Slytherin.

Surely, though, I as well love Slytherin and feel that it's the perfect house for me. But I know when I'm resorting It's the new character and not really me.

Although, sometimes I worry about starting over. It does sound fun and exciting but it also sounds hard and scary. Like I'd be able to find new friends and keep the old ones, right?

So yeah, that ended up as a rant and maybe confusing. I am just thinking out loud here and showing you guys what goes on in my head and how uncertain I am about many things except that I do want to resort at some point. xD I hope to be less confused when I come to taking the decision.

I love this topic. I do, I do.

#This

I feel it too, and I didn't really 'get it' until I started branching out with different characters.

I've always associated myself with Ravenclaw, for as long as I've been a HP fanatic really. So my first charries (Emily and Seren) were both Claws. I think though, while some characters may be very distinct in which house they belong in, there is an element of 'shared house' attributes among them all and so sometimes we may project our own preferences on them.

#ThisToo

I found the Pottermore quiz to be helpful, but by all means not the be all and end all. An example of why I wouldn't trust it, is Bentley. Her mindset is so intricate and there's just so much going on in there that I found her difficult to visualise as anything other than a Ravenclaw, and while she has never been a fan of book work, that never deterred from the House choice. Intellect and learning come in all forms and devices, she's a hands on learner, but it doesn't make her any less Claw like - her dedication to her studies is testament to that. Pottermore would have sorted her in Hufflepuff with Gryffindor as her next strongest, and for this reason I don't put a lot of stock into it. They just didn't feeeeeeeel right, and Seren insisted that she could make the hat see reason if it tried to sort her anywhere but Ravenclaw.

#AnotherThis

I think I would begin to feel stagnant if I stayed in a House too long. As nice as it would be to have continuity -- because I'm all for continuity - I think sometimes you need to remove yourself from something that you've been for perhaps too long, in order to re-evaluate things and start fresh. Add a bit of spice to the way you RP and interact with others, and meet new people OOC as well as IC.

YESSSSS. Omg Yes.

It is a huge thing, the whole 7 term thing makes it HUGE.

Perhaps not so much if you're sure of the charrie that you want to play, but like with Dani, where you have a filler it can be daunting to make that choice as it might not suit them/you/others later.



I've only ever played one student in the SSRPG, and she was a Claw, so I know that when I'm ready to come back as a student -- which will be fairly soon -- that I will resort into a different house. And I'm not saying that because I want to do away with Ravenclaw, it's my House after all, but the character I have in mind is only mildly Claw and I don't see him fitting there at all compared to the other Houses.

Through playing him, and getting to know him, I can hazard a guess as to where he might be sorted - and Pottermore has confirmed my thoughts so far, but at the end of the day he still has a way to go in developing and growing, and anything can happen between now and then. So only time will tell what happens.

While I always found the idea of resorting daunting, knowing that he'll be a 7 term charrie makes me feel more confident in the shift because I know I won't have any regrets and if HE regrets it, then that's HIS problem for being sorted there in the first place and will just be an IC burden he can carry around and whine about. And this, funnily enough, reminds me of when I was in primary school and we had our 'factions'. I was placed in blue faction, but I so desperately wanted to be in red. So every time I earned a token, I asked for a red one.. and thus helped red faction instead of the one I was 'sorted' into. After a while I got over it and my allegiance shifted to blue... but it's just one of those things that people can consider when sorting. Sometimes a character/personality might be placed in a House that is other than what they wanted/expected, and part of their development is dealing with it and coming to terms with it. Sort of like accepting a different side of themselves.

#2knuts

I AM SO EXCITED TO RESORT YOU GUYS EEEP!

Mainly because I feel like my brain cannot handle another snake just yet.
Secondly, because my next character is most certainly NOT a slytherin. She just isn't. At all. She's not even the slightest bit cunning. She wears her heart right there on her sleeve or whatever.
Thiiiirdly, BECAUSE I WANNA SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING ANOTHER COLOUR.
Also 'cause it looks fun 'n' stuff idk.

Can I just say how much I love this thread and I really really hope everyone looks at it and takes all of your thoughts and everybody's experiences into considerations. I've had endless conversations with people about resorting. So to see others opinions and thoughts in one place can truly help people on the fence or maybe even ones that would like too but are afraid too.

As for my own personal experiences with this:

As a new member honestly I was shocked when I got placed into Hufflepuff. I didn't know what I was doing with RP never have been around it before. Plus the fact that anyone that is around me and really knows my personality understands the shock of being sorted Hufflepuff. Though the more I learned about the RP Minerva was fully and will always be a Puffer. Plus how can't you love the puffs on SS. They welcomed me and I had some great RP experiences with them as well as the OOC friendships I have made. Plus I realized that I really do have a huge puff side to myself that I just didn't realize as much.

This is where I'm going to add the huge but when I formed my ministry charrie and gave her a son, the more I played him the more I knew there was no way he was a puff. So now I was in the situation of resorting or not. It is a hard decision. I went back and forth with it, but there are a few things you must remember. Resorting I feel is an IC. You are not losing ooc friends when you resort, you are not abandoning your old house, you are doing what you feel is right for your new charrie. Bart was no way no how a puff and I think everyone can vouch for that.

Resorting into Gryffindor was one of the best decisions I had made. There were people I had never RP'd with and got the chance to. New ooc friendships have been made. The experience of a new group in quidditch was fun as well. I will admit that I used my own knowledge for choosing Gryffindor instead of doing the quiz again. I think when I resort again and I will if my new charrie isn't a Gryffindor, I will take the quiz and see what happens. I just really wanted to see Bart as a Gryffindor because he reminded me of one so much. I will stand by the decision because I think it was the best place for him.

So I say DO IT!! Go for it! If you think your charrie would go into a different house then jump on the quiz and have fun! That's what SS is all about and why we RP for the fun, right?

4000 post? *stares at her post count* Almost..... There.

I like this thread. A lot. All I'm saying is after playing two slytherin charries (one girl and one boy) I'm ready for a change. My next character is NO Slytherin. Like I can't even picture her in the dungeons for anything even potions. Which she is absolutely terrible in. I haven't quiet figured out if she should take the quiz or just go a head a put her in the house she wants to be in. Her daddy was in that house. She's such a daddy's girl. She wants to be just like him.

But Slytherin is and will always be my house. Always.

But I do look forward to playing someone from a different house. I'm taking it as a huge challenge.

I've told my re-sorting story here on SS a few times before, so some of you may have heard this already. Either way, here's the story of how re-sorting helped keep me an active SS member.

When I first came to the site, I came with the idea that I wanted to play the trio in the RPG. Specifically, I wanted to play Hermione. I know that's lame, but I was a first time RPer, had no idea what I was doing, and that seemed to be the best way to go about things at the time. So when I filled out my sorting quiz, I filled it out from the perspective of Hermione. I even ASKED the hat for Gryffindor.

So I played my first RPG character, Anna Greingoth (now Newell), as a Gryffindor. From the time I created her family, though, it was clear that only ONE of them was a Gryffindor, and that was her birth mother, Bella. I played Anna as a Gryffindor, because that's what she'd been sorted into, but I always felt like there was a side of her I had to keep at bay, because she'd been sorted into Gryffindor, and I couldn't really see her exhibiting those deep-within qualities and having been made a Lion.

But when Anna graduated, I played her as I thought she should be played, and I realized she's as Slytherin as the rest of them--"them" being Sierra, Alexander, and soon-to-be Sophie. My Greingoths remind me of the Malfoys (save for the whole Death Eater/Muggle thing) in so many ways. I think they're a true Slytherin family.

So then I got staffed, and I played two Gryffindors on staff. After the second one, I started to feel trapped. ALL, literally ALL of my charries on SS were turning out to be the SAME. I sort of felt like I was playing the same charrie under a different name if you know what I mean. At that point, SS became boring to me. I didn't WANT to play another character in the same house with basically the same characteristics over and over and over again. Sure, you can give each charrie a different personality, but in the end, they were all sorted into the SAME house for a reason, and it's because deep down, they all share a common quality.

...and that quality was killing the RP for me.

So I quit staff, because I was making a last ditch effort to try and figure out why the site I loved for so long had become boring to me. I just think at that point I was grabbing at straws trying to figure out what I could change to get back that spark I once felt. If this didn't work, I was going to chalk it up to SS having been a phase in my life that I was now over.

...and that's when they started offering re-sorting. From the get-go, I knew it was right for me. I had no second thoughts about it. I had been a Gryffindor for YEARS, had been a house prefect and Head Girl, played Quidditch for the Lions, and had even been the Gryffindor Head of House on staff. Could I turn my back on the house I'd been with for that long? You bet I could. I literally ran and never looked back, as harsh as that might sound. The problem was I had taken the sorting quiz years ago through the perspective of Hermione, and I sold myself short and nearly ruined the RP for myself.

So I became a Slytherin, and I never felt more at home than I have with those cunning and ambitious snakes in the grass. Even more, Alexander divorced his wife of YEARS AND YEARS, because he realized he no longer loved her, and...I think it was because I untrapped my charries from this Gryffindor cage they were in. Alexander is a Slytherin, but I had created him as married to a Gryffindor. They were all starting to emerge as the characters they should have been and not the characters a Gryffindor tag made them be.

Will I ever re-sort again? Maybe. But if I do, it'll be because one of my CHARACTERS will be in a different house. *I'LL* always be a snake.

I resorted for the first time back like....nearly 5 years ago? A long time ago actually. I resorted when resorting first came about. I've just gotten through 2 characters in hufflepuff. And I Felt that I wanted a change. I went to Ravenclaw. I actually when because of Tegz and Touz. Don't ask why? But I did XD And I loved it. I played 7 terms in ravenclaw over 2 characters. XD

I actually resorted for the second time to the snakes because I'd lost my muse for my character. Again I picked the house. Not because *I* wanted to be a snake but I looked at my character (Grace actually) and knew she suited being a slytherin. So I resorted with a filler character before I got to playing Grace this term.

I would recommend resorting to anyone. I have met SO many new people and rped with some people I p probably never would have rped with. Sure I miss my home in hufflepuff but sometimes I feel like I have never left.

It's not something to just do on the spur of the moment. 2 and a half years is a big commitment. Because you need 7 terms to resort again? So I would say think about it. I regretted resorting into Slytherin when I did because I got my muse for my ravenclaw again. But I don't regret resorting from hufflepuff at all.

A lot of people joke about "betraying" your house. But I don't see it that way. I'm STILL a hufflepuff. I LOVE when hufflepuff win things. It's just my characters that are in the other houses. I don't think I would be the role player I am today if I hadn't switched houses. I certainly wouldn't have the OOC friendships that I have right now.

I also intend to change houses again after Grace has finished. But I'm going to admin sort. It would be nice to go to gryffie and be in all of the houses, but we shall just see where my next charrie takes me XD

Yes, definitely give resorting a go! As many have mentioned already, it is a fantastic opportunity to challenge your imagination, meet members that you might not have played with in your original house, and, well, it is a lot of fun -- which is what RPing is supposed to be all about!

My first SS sorting landed me in Hufflepuff, which is the house I identified myself with before even joining the site. I played a number of characters in Hufflepuff as resorting wasn't an option back in the day. I played Zoe Koboi and Amanda Madigan, which were my very first RP characters. I never really was satisfied with them because I was a newbie and had no idea what I was doing, which is why I didn't keep the same character term after term in my early RPing days. But getting involved in the RP inspired me to create new characters that were more complex and meaningful to me. That was when I fell in love with my characters Tancred Adara, Seth Paton, and Demarcus Diggle. While all of these characters were in Hufflepuff, it was fun RPing them because they were very different from each other.

I did resort to Ravenclaw after Demarcus graduated, though. I had the option to do so and I wanted to see what playing in a different house would be like. I will be quite frank: I did not like being in Ravenclaw. Not because of the members and their characters, but because of the "It is so weird for ME to be in Ravenclaw; I want to go back to Hufflepuff" mindset that I had. This mindset held me back from truly exploring Ravenclaw through my characters Marshall Davies and Natalie Pillsbury. I literally forced myself to play them just so I could resort again. This made RPing not so fun for me because I was doing it only to be eligible for resorting. If I had a time-turner, I would give Ravenclaw another shot.

Now I am in Gryffindor, and the experience is quite different than when I was a Ravenclaw. Having learned my lesson, I focused on my character Demelza Diggle being a Gryffindor -- not me being a Gryffindor (let's be honest: I'm a Hufflepuff through and through). I am enjoying being a member of Gryffindor house because I am playing a Gryffindor through my character's point of view, not my own. So, the experience in another house is only going to be fun if you go in with the right mindset.

With all this said, resorting is a huge commitment. If you resort, you are in that house for at least seven terms. There is no going back any time soon. It may seem scary, that you are "betraying" your house, etc. However, keep in mind that many resort to challenge their imaginations, meet new people, and have fun. Resorting to a different house is what you make of it. If you go in with the mindset of "This house isn't for ME," then you won't have much fun. But, if you resort for the right reasons, then those seven terms will fly by with ease.

If you are still having doubts or second thoughts about resorting, then maybe it isn't the right time for you to so. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. We all are attached to our original houses in some way. But if you are even the tiniest bit curious about playing in a different house and/or are still sitting on the fence when it comes to resorting, then I suggest utilizing the Knockturn Alley (Role-Play) forum, playing different characters in Diagon Alley, or trying out characters with your friends outside of the SS RPGs. Once you have dipped your toes into the "unknown" and found that you enjoyed and are comfortable with it, then fill out the resorting form and begin your new adventure!

I'm one of those people who never EVER thought I'd resort into Slytherin. When the option to resort came around I immediately jumped on it because even though I was a Gryffindor on the site, I always felt more Hufflepuff. Now I'm starting to realize that in reality, I'm probably very split between Huffie and Gryffie and could go either way (I've taken the Pottermore quiz a few times, and it's been basically 50/50 on the results with those two!) but when I got sorted on SS the first time, I was TWELVE. I can't even remember what the quiz was like back then and if it was even the same as it is now. Regardless, I just knew that I belonged in Huffie, my newest character Alex belonged in Huffie, and I had planned to stay there for the rest of my days on here.

BUT THEN Anna and I started talking about the Canna twins. I had brought in a character that I thought I'd play out, but I didn't end up liking him as much as I thought so I toyed with the idea of ditching him for Caleb. But then I thought - ok, Sophie will be a Slytherin, and will Caleb be a Hufflepuff? It seemed old and played to me, since Anna and I had literally JUST finished twins who were Slytherin/Hufflepuff and I didn't want to do the same thing again. So I decided to resort into Slytherin.

It was SCARY haha. I was like "There is NO WAY I will be able to effectively play a Slytherin" because in real life, I'm always thinking of other people. It's the teacher in me, I think I'm just naturally that way, so I thought I was going to end up playing a Slytherin who was basically in the wrong place. Now, I HAD played my DH character, Gabi, as a former Slytherin, but for some reason I always thought that girls were easier to play as Slytherins. I dunno. Maybe having Natalie Dormer as her model, who just LOOKS like a Slytherin, made it easier for me? Haha Basically, I was scared and thought Caleb would be the worst Slytherin ever.

But then, after Caleb started coming into his own - he started to take shape into a Slytherin. He's still got that caring, noble Gryffindor side (how could he not? His parents are lions!) but he's become one of those kids who will EASILY knock you out of the way if need be to better himself. He will generally be more inclined to help his family over himself, but most of the time, it's Caleb first! I think that came to me as I started to think "Ok, how would a Slytherin approach this?" while reminding myself that I didn't need to be EXTREME SLYTHERIN to embody the attitude of the house. As we seem to have established here, I don't think anyone is 100% black and white ONE HOUSE OVER THE OTHER, you know?

Basically, it's fun and a way to branch out and sort of challenge yourself. It's hard trying to play a Slytherin sometimes when I so naturally would react to situations in another way. But it's challenging and I think it makes you a better RPer and if you're worried about not feeling "at home" - just remember, it's your CHARACTER who is in that house, not you.

I whole-heartedly recommend re-sorting to everyone that may be considering it. It's a big decision that can seem really intimidating at first, but it's also REALLY fun. I know I was a bit hesitant at first when I was considering re-sorting for Penelope, and I suppose she could have been a Ravenclaw, or at least grown into it or something since I think it's been covered that characters can at times not fit perfectly into the house they're in but still sort of grow into it or fit in a way that's not the stereotype, but Ravenclaw just didn't feel right for her to me. Gryffindor seemed like the perfect fit for her, so I chose that when I re-sorted instead of taking the quiz again. I couldn't see her fitting into any of the other houses so I didn't see the point in doing the quiz, and I was probably feeling lazy at the time (I think I'd like to do the quiz part again for a charrie at some point though. )

But yeah, I think it's one of the best decisions I've ever made in the RP. It was weird having the Gryffindor tag at first, but I've grown quite fond of it, and I've really enjoyed RPing a charrie in a different house, especially getting to meet and RP with so many people that I didn't get to when I was a Ravenclaw.

Not being able to see your old common room

Besides that, I can't really think of any major negatives to re-sorting because I have genuinely found it really enjoyable and fun. But I think that also can depend on your charrie and how much you like them and want to RP them. Like, Penelope frustrates me at times because she is so different from me in different ways, but I do enjoy RPing her most of the time. I spent a lot of time developing her even before I got to RP her on SS, so I looked forward to getting to put her in Hogwarts and RP her growing up. So I think the fun of re-sorting depends a lot on the charrie too. If they're not someone you want to RP for awhile, it could take the enjoyment out of going to a different house.

And I agree with those that say your don't really have to "overcome" your attachment to your own house because you are still in that house. But also, I think you get to gain another house. Like for me, I'm still definitely a Ravenclaw and love when Ravenclaw succeeds, but I've developed a bit of Gryffindor house pride too and I've been able to see a little bit of Gryffindor in myself. Not enough that I'd be sorted into Gryffindor myself, but it's enough that it's given me a new appreciation for the house. So now I feel like I'm a part of two houses and have pride for both of them. :3

Overall, all of this, for me personally, outweighs any cons there might be with re-sorting.

Also #this. OOC friends can still remain friends. It's kind of no different than just having a charrie graduate. Just because that charrie is leaving the Hogwarts RP doesn't mean you stop being friends with your charries' friends' RPers, so it's still sort of the same with re-sorting.

And ALL #THIS SO MUCH (just with different houses and charries and stuff )

I relate so much to this though seriously. I was kind of scared to play a Gryffindor (still am a bit ) because I'm really NOT a Gryffindor except for the tiniest bit, so I wasn't sure if I'd be able to properly play a charrie like Penelope who was so different from me. I still have times where I want to respond to something a certain way in an RP but then realize it's not something Penelope would do/say so I have to wait for her to tell me how she wants to respond XD But that keeps it fun and interesting and challenging, so I do like it most of the time.

Plus every house really is great and fun in its own unique way, and though it can be weird at first, there are so many people in each house that are really kind and welcoming so I think anyone who re-sorts will soon feel at home.

Oooh, so I just stumbled upon this thread. This is very helpful for me. I do plan on resorting this coming term. I never actually thought I would every resort but my new charrie isn't as much of a Hufflepuff as I thought she was. I think Beauxbaton's changed her a lot, it surprised me a lot. I must have not knew that much about my charrie. I'm excited and nervous to resort because I'm such a badger! But this thread is very helpful to me.

Reading all this, so many feels I guess part of my hesitancy also comes from the fact that when I played a student, the only option WAS to sort of "suck it up" and make the character fit the house. BUT now that resorting is an option, who knows? I might just have to try it for it my character ... we shall see when the time comes to play a student

BUT #this

I totally agree with this. It makes me sad to see people resort from Hufflepuff, but I'm not going to deny people the opportunity to explore other types .... even if I do want to horde everyone into the house of yellow and black. You know, just for the record

I have read through all of this. And I've been trying to piece things together in my head to even post and it's now 5am and I'm going to give it a try. I love you all and want to give your faces big squishes because the whole thing isn't as daunting to me now after reading all of this, so..yah. Yay you guys!

I have the same problem as Dani, really. I have Lincoln coming in after Elodie, but he's always just been planned to be a filler character before I can bring in my first year. I'm all for resorting for Lincoln, but I'm pretty terrified about resorting and him ending up somewhere that doesn't suit my first year at all. I don't know if I'm reluctant because I'm so attached to said first year (who I should stop calling that because he's like 7 or 8 right now and he really doesn't approve) or because I'm just being silly.

I've been a Hufflepuff for waaaay too long. I love them and I don't want to resort, but..I know for a fact that I should have with Elodie and I hate that I didn't. Lincoln isn't a Hufflepuff. Lincoln is most definitely NOT a Hufflepuff and he also says that he dislikes yellow and I should be nice to him. I'm pretty positive I'm going to resort for him, I just don't know if I'll change my mind at the last minute for first year reasons.

Life.

BUT THANK YOU FOR NOT MAKING THE THOUGHT OF IT AS SCARY

Ohmygaaaaawsh, THIS is EXACTLY what happened to me, hahahaha! At the very beginning of my RPing life (back when I was 13 ) I've always thought I was a Hufflepuff, but every single sorting test I ever took placed me in Gryffindor (including my own test that I created *facepalm* haha), so after Pottermore also placing me in there, I finally embraced the red house and was confident I was going to be a lion here too. LOL, how WRONG I was. For the first time IN MAH LIFE (and after 8 years without RPing) I was sorted into Hufflepuff while expecting Gryffindor. Hah! And like you, Alisha, I found out I am partially a Puff (as I had always thought xD ) after RPing Sophie around.

BUT. Also just like you, my next charrie is defo NOT a Huffie... noooooo way, nope, nope. But I can't place her in a particular house yet... I created her to be a Gryffindor (so I could go to my beloved house here as well), but as I've been RPing her around, I'm starting to doubt she's a Gryffie. Though sometimes I think she is, but GAH, I just don't know.

Which meeeaans I'm really excited about placing the sorting hat on her heeead and see where she's placed, hohoho!


Also, even though I found out I'm part Hufflepuff, I'm not that attached to the house here (and I mean this in the nicest of waaysss, hehee. I LOVE YOU, HUFFIE) because 1- There's been a while since I learned to accept I'm actually a Gryffindor (and I have spent time on this, trust me, lol), so I was never in my "true house" here. 2- I LOVE changes. I can't even live in the same bedroom for too long without getting bored/restless/whatever. I'm SUPER EXCITED about restorting!! 3- I also LOVE challenges as much as I love changes, so BRING IT OONNNN, RESORTIINNGGG! Woop. 4- ....Yeah, I like changes, HEH!

Honestly, I'm SO ready to resort no matter where I end up in!
I STILL LOVE HUFFIE, THOUGH! <3 but woooooooooo!!!

(I'm clearly also very overenthusiastic about things, sorryy)

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Sorry this post is becoming really long, but... yeah, I kinda have to say the following:

My favourite part of this thread has been seeing how loads of people were/are nervous about RPing charries in a house they'd never be sorted into. Like, I've always thought I'd be terrible at RPing a Slytherin and/or a Ravenclaw. The suggestion of playing around with different charries on Diagon Alley and other places like that is really helpful and is totally true! I've been RPing some charries there and one of them just turned out to be an actual Ravenclaw without me having to "force" any traits. This really surprised me in a very fun way and now I'm looking forward to, eventually, have had played charries at Hogwarts from every single house!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! This is a BAD time to give me Huffie feels!!! *runs in circles*


...*is still ready to restort*
xD

I knew exactly when my character was born where she would be sorted, mainly because of her parents traits. She is going where they would've gone if they weren't Slytherin's.

And then after Terry has graduated, i've got a filler character whose personality I have created to fit into the house I'm resorting to. So with me it works in two ways. I have a character who grows up to be in this house and then one I create to fit the particular traits too.

I think I'm really comfortable and excited about resorting because I could easily be in this house. I personally really like the pottermore sorting and when I did it, I got the choice between two houses. I am a Slytherin and that is where I eventually decided to go but I would be happy residing with the others. So having my characters go there would be like filling the opportunity that I won't have because I am forever and always a Snake.

I was first sorted into Gryffindor (still am a Gryffindor). I clung to that house. Like everything inside of me screams red and gold. I have a lot of house pride for that house. A LOT. Like decorating the Christmas tree in those colors every year a lot. However, I made the decision to try and take a leap and resort. My characters, as Pixie said, were plateauing. I couldn't even seem to get a hold on my characters anymore. In my mind they had to be Gryffindor because I am and each of the is a small piece of me in some way.

HOWEVER! As we can all see I am now BLUE! Ravenclaw! It took A LOT of thought (and tears). I stared, STARED, at the resort quiz button and got everything in line for it but it took me forever to convince myself that it was what would be best for my creativity and for my characters. Hope could never follow Heather in Gryffindor. She just isn't lion enough for that. Everyday I miss seeing my name in red, but everyday I get used to the blue and become more comfortable with my character because she can thrive in her environment.

So...I would recommend resorting. I've made friends with people OOC that I've seen on sight for the past eight years but never spoken with because they weren't Gryffindor. And being able to expand my writing skills, it's amazing. A completely different personality to grasp and a different story to tell.

Oh, oh oh... I LOVE this topic as well. Sooo I am completely prideful of my current house and I am definitely a Slytherpuff at heart and I always thought that I would NEVER re-sort out of Slytherin, but as Hannah is almost graduating and I have come a long way from being a newbie I decided that re-sorting actually sounds quite nice and my new charrie that is coming is not a Slytherin in my mind. On one hand I am kind of sad because I would like to take the quiz and see where she would go, but I already have a house in mind that I want to play her in that I personally think that she will fit in more. Plus, my charrie will be related to some other up and coming charries and there is really only one house that she can play in to do what we want to do. (If that makes sense!) I am excited to RP in a different house and have different interactions with even more people. I would like to play a charrie in every house, but I think with my third re-sorting I will let the sorting quiz work its magic and go with it.

It's bittersweet bringing in a new charrie, but I am excited to start off fresh and I am totally excited about hopefully having a new computer by that time so I can actually be more active this go round. *misses you people*

Given its nearly sorting time again, I thought I'd nudge this thread up.

Who is thinking of resorting? Are you excited/nervous? Have you decided what house to go for or are you going to admin sort? (Let the admins choose for you).

For those of you who resorted this term just ending, how did you find it? How do you feel about it now? Tell us your stories so newbies can see some love for all the houses.

Oh oh! I'm thinking of resorting! Mostly, I think my main point for resorting is because I haven't really fleshed out Devlin (my charrie after Tag graduates) so I don't really know his personality too well. I mean, from the few posts that I've been able to get of him, he seems to be a bit rude? or have comments were as Tag is the complete opposite. So I don't want Devlin to feel like he's gonna be 'stuck' in Gryffindor because I'm going to keep him there because I don't know his full personality yet. But kind of going off something that Dani had said, I've been trying to take more of those 'reliable' sorting quizzes online, with the perspective of Devlin's mindset, from what I've at least got of him, and he usually got 50/50 Slytherin and Gryffindor. So for this reason, I don't want to keep Devlin stuck in Gryffindor, even though I've loved this house and been in it for so many terms.

Now, like Tegz said, quizzes and pottermore aren't the best things to use when wanting to resort, because as she mentioned SS peeps actually thoroughly work it out with your charrie. Which house they believe they fit into most, and I think thats a lot of hard work and dedication. So I'm just going to take the resorting quiz and let SS peeps come to a conclusion rather than me just saying 'OH, you're a slytherin' you know? I think these cases work best when you aren't really sure what house your charrie fits into. To those who do really know what house your charrie should be going into, I give you a pat on the back for really knowing how you'll play them within that house. I'd like to see other people's perspectives and opinions too so that I could get a better idea 3>

What I'm hoping I'm going to get out of resorting is that it might 'wake up' Devlin's mind a bit. Maybe once I figure out which house he truly belongs to, I won't have such a hard time writing his posts and they'll come out with more of a flow. One of the things I've thought about is how I want to have filler charries for a couple of terms, and then start up with a second resort, (so after my first original resort) and begin once again with a firstie charrie in a new house. The thing that's been on my mind when it comes to using filler charries (Devlin will be 3 terms, and the last 4 terms will be the charrie after him) is 'will the following filler charrie embody the spirit of the house Devlin will be put into?' Seeing as I would still have another 4 terms to work with in my resort house. I think thats the part that's making me wonder about resorting. Because I think sometimes when we plan out a charrie we give them basic personalities? Or that may just be me, as a starting point... and then go on from those basic personalities/background. Or in other cases, your charrie does whatever they want and don't pay attention to the RPer XD

I just hope that my second filler charrie finds a way, or I find a way, to write them accurately, or creatively in a sense that they feel like they actually belong in the house that they're in. I think that's the one thing that makes me wonder when it comes to resorting. If anyone understood what I meant about 'filler charries embodying the houses you're already sorted into' or have actually done this yourself with past charries how would you go about it, or how did you go about it?

I hope this all made sense. And this is a really interesting thread to look into for everyone!