3. Re-sort the following characters. None can go to their canon houses (unless you make a REALLY good argument): Remus Lupin, Luna Lovegood, Cedric Diggory, and Draco Malfoy.
Remus Lupin: Remus Lupin is one of my favorite characters, one that as stated I identify with, and I write about him often. As such, I've spent a lot of time considering what makes him tick and I can't put him anywhere but Gryffindor. Yes, he's smart and likes book, but that's not enough for Ravenclaw. He is loyal to his friends, but it is a fierce protective loyalty that I can't help but associate with Gryffindor. There are many types of Gryffindors, they are not all the brash obvious Hero types. The courage that Gryffindor prides itself on is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to overcome it. Some do so quietly, with far more reserve, but that doesn't make them any less brave. For Remus, I think that the definitive bit for me is that even after decades of getting beat down, losing everything and everyone he loves, and constantly facing poverty, he does not give up. He could choose to turn inward and wallow and not bother with anybody, but he can't bring himself to do that, he keeps fighting because he knows that for him, it will always be the right thing to do. He has a cause and he will see it through to his end (as he does).
Luna Lovegood: Something has always irked me about Luna's place in her own house. Sure, she's a bit of a special snowflake, but if she really belonged there would she have been harassed so? I know that teenagers can be cruel no matter where you go, but the whole point of sorting is to Find Your Place, and I certainly wouldn't want to be any part of a place where people would run off with my Chuck Taylors. Luna's strong stance on the war is part of the reason for why I would re-sort her into Gryffindor, but it's really what she did later in life that does it for me. There's some mythical assumption around sorting communities that all intellect based hobbies and careers are completely and utterly Ravenclaw in nature, that's it, period. BOOKS = CLAW. or something. However, that Luna became a naturalist who went off traveling to discover new species speaks of the sort of intrepidness that I associate with Gryffindor.
Cedric Diggory: Cedric is difficult because I feel as if we don't know much about him. I think that he had the potential to be in Slytherin, however. He was quite accomplished for his age, even before the Triwizard Tournament. Prefect, high scores, well-liked. He had all of the signs of those kids in high school that everyone knew was aiming for great things. Sure, he played off as modest, but a good Slytherin would know that there's a time and place, and people tend to be more receptive to humbleness. He may have given Harry a clue about the egg, but it was a clue given in turn because of the dragons. He didn't want to feel as if he owed Harry some debt, so he repaid it.
Draco Malfoy: Oh, Draco Malfoy. "Father" is perhaps his most oft repeated word throughout the series. And that's just it, isn't it? Everything he did, he did for and because of his family. He worked hard all Sixth Year not to further himself, but out of loyalty and love for his family (and just a tiny bit of self-preservation). Hufflepuff, for the ability to put in such effort and because I was never quite convinced that he was truly Snake so much as he was one who felt that he had to be.
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Remus Lupin: Remus Lupin is one of my favorite characters, one that as stated I identify with, and I write about him often. As such, I've spent a lot of time considering what makes him tick and I can't put him anywhere but Gryffindor. Yes, he's smart and likes book, but that's not enough for Ravenclaw. He is loyal to his friends, but it is a fierce protective loyalty that I can't help but associate with Gryffindor. There are many types of Gryffindors, they are not all the brash obvious Hero types. The courage that Gryffindor prides itself on is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to overcome it. Some do so quietly, with far more reserve, but that doesn't make them any less brave. For Remus, I think that the definitive bit for me is that even after decades of getting beat down, losing everything and everyone he loves, and constantly facing poverty, he does not give up. He could choose to turn inward and wallow and not bother with anybody, but he can't bring himself to do that, he keeps fighting because he knows that for him, it will always be the right thing to do. He has a cause and he will see it through to his end (as he does).
Luna Lovegood: Something has always irked me about Luna's place in her own house. Sure, she's a bit of a special snowflake, but if she really belonged there would she have been harassed so? I know that teenagers can be cruel no matter where you go, but the whole point of sorting is to Find Your Place, and I certainly wouldn't want to be any part of a place where people would run off with my Chuck Taylors. Luna's strong stance on the war is part of the reason for why I would re-sort her into Gryffindor, but it's really what she did later in life that does it for me. There's some mythical assumption around sorting communities that all intellect based hobbies and careers are completely and utterly Ravenclaw in nature, that's it, period. BOOKS = CLAW. or something. However, that Luna became a naturalist who went off traveling to discover new species speaks of the sort of intrepidness that I associate with Gryffindor.
Cedric Diggory: Cedric is difficult because I feel as if we don't know much about him. I think that he had the potential to be in Slytherin, however. He was quite accomplished for his age, even before the Triwizard Tournament. Prefect, high scores, well-liked. He had all of the signs of those kids in high school that everyone knew was aiming for great things. Sure, he played off as modest, but a good Slytherin would know that there's a time and place, and people tend to be more receptive to humbleness. He may have given Harry a clue about the egg, but it was a clue given in turn because of the dragons. He didn't want to feel as if he owed Harry some debt, so he repaid it.
Draco Malfoy: Oh, Draco Malfoy. "Father" is perhaps his most oft repeated word throughout the series. And that's just it, isn't it? Everything he did, he did for and because of his family. He worked hard all Sixth Year not to further himself, but out of loyalty and love for his family (and just a tiny bit of self-preservation). Hufflepuff, for the ability to put in such effort and because I was never quite convinced that he was truly Snake so much as he was one who felt that he had to be.