The Sorting Hat

Addi just turned 11. What she really wanted was an acceptance letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, asking her to report to Platform 9 3/4 at the end of summer to go to school. Next best to that, though, was a Harry Potter party.

(Planning any kind of event absolutely paralyzes me. My kids are lucky that I'm friends with Deidre, who makes most of our parties happen.)

We just got a new camera, which means I have pictures of the wand-decorating, the cake and butterbeer, and yes, the Quidditch game. But first, I figured you'd want to know which of the four Hogwarts Houses you'd be sorted into, right?

(Also lucky for me, Deidre took many Teen Magazine quizzes in her youth, so this arrived through email last weekend.)

As a bonus, there are some extra acceptance letters to each House. (Lucky for me, Deidre...) So if you post your result in the comments, I'll send you your letter. But not by owl.

The Sorting Hat Quiz

Welcome to Hogwarts!  You will now be sorted into your houses.  The Sorting is a very important ceremony because while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts.  You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory and spend free time in your common room.

The four houses are called Gryfiindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.  Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn you house points, while any rule-breaking will lose house points.  At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor.  I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.

Please choose the answer that best applies to you.
1. You’re in the dungeon for a test in your potions course.  You notice that one of the students is cheating by looking over your work.

A. You bravely lean over and tell him to stop cheating.

B.  It is one of your fellow housemates after all.  You wait till the end of class and tell him you saw what he did and give him a chance to change.

C.  You cast a spell that puts him in a bubble that everyone can see into but He can’t see out of so the cheating ceases. 

D.  You don’t want the teacher to think you’re helping him cheat.  You write a note exposing the cheater and fly it to your teacher’s desk.



2.  It’s Quidditch season again!  To tryout or not to tryout, that is the the question.

A.  You go for it!  No plans or hesitation, just full steam ahead!

B.  You ask some of the veteran quidditch players to help you train everyday till the tryouts.

C.  The more you think about it, you’d rather invent your own wizarding game and get it approved by the school.

D.  You shrewdly plan to be practicing your impressive quidditch skills the afternoons that you know the coaches will be around the field.  You know if they see your moves and dedication you’ll guarantee your spot.


3.  Professor Sprout gives you a herbology assignment and says that you can pick anyone you want for your partner.

A.  You ask the kid next to you who you’ve seen struggling in the class.

B.  You wait till the end and approach the one girl that no one chose.

C.  You create a chart with pluses and minuses of your top three choices to help you decide.

D.  You offer the best student in the class a chocolate frog and as he’s eating it, you suggest you two partner up.



4.  A wealthy relative has sent you some wizard gold for your birthday.

A.  You buy some robes for your poor friend who has to wear hand-me-downs and spend the rest on a feast of good foods for the two of you.

B.  You hire a tutor to help you in the classes you’ve not been doing so well in. 

C.  You spend some now and save the rest in your account at Gringots.

D.  You donate some to The Society For The Preservation of True Bloods and the rest on a new cauldron. 



5.  Because of a special trust issued to Hogwarts, each member on your quidditch team gets to pick out a brand new broom stick. 

A.  You’re not afraid of a new challenge.  So you pick the fastest model available.

B.  You suggest that everyone chose the same model so the games will be fair.

C.  You choose the base model and tweak it a bit to make it perfect for you.

D.  You research the models available before choosing, so you can be sure you’ll win your next match.



6.  There is a new movement to liberate the house elves.

A.  Join forces!

B.  Organize a counter organization.  Your loyalties lie with the wizards.

C.  You create your own secret movement to help the house elves.

D.  You use your personal house elf to keep you informed of what the organization is doing.


Add up all the A, B, C and D answers.  Whichever you have the most of is your new house!

A.  Gryffindor
B.   Hufflepuff
C.  Ravenclaw
D.  Slytherin