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[pierhias.livejournal.com]

Name: Iris
Age: 25
House you were sorted into: Ravenclaw
Link to original application: http://platform-934.livejournal.com/765547.html
Are there any questions you would like to elaborate on?

Considering I wrote that original app more than three years ago, I want to change/edit surprisingly few answers.

If you had the opportunity to live forever, but your family and friends did not, what would you choose? And if you did choose to live forever, what would you do with eternity?
I don't think I'd still want to live forever. Back in '09 I'd never lost anyone close to me, but in the past years I've had to come to terms with that, as well as watch my grandparents' health deteriorate considerably. At this point I don't think I could stand watching this happen to people I care about again and again.
I'm still curious to see what the future holds, and I'd still love to have all the time in the world to do different things I don't take the time for now. But I don't any longer believe that it would be worth the cost to me.

What would you see if you looked into the Mirror of Erised?
I sort of want to change it, and at the same time not. On the one hand I think that deep down this might always remain one of my most intense desires, the need to see my family whole and around me. But on the other hand I've really come to terms with the situation in the last few years and it's not actively bothering me anymore. My parents are so much happier now than I ever knew them together, and that's more important than who is living where.
If I looked into the Mirror right now, I might see myself in a new apartment, closer to my workplace, surrounded by my parents with their respective partners, and my brother and his girlfriend, holding a baby nephew or niece of mine. It would symbolize having reached a point where my life is good enough that I wouldn't feel the need to change any one given aspect of it.

Do you believe that moral actions should be judged by the intentions behind them, or by the consequences they create?
I believe that, legally, moral actions need to be judged by consequences mostly, though taking intentions into account. Morally, on the other hand, personally I judge people's intentions a lot more.


Pick one or two canon qualities from each of the four houses that you possess and explain why you picked them:
Gryffindor I have a pretty solid set of principles and what I consider to be right or wrong, and I don't like compromise when it comes to that. I try to stand by what I believe in, and stand up for it too, if needed.
I have a certain need to prove myself. Give me a challenge and I'll try my best to get there. I don't like backing down or being proven wrong, I can be pretty stubborn at times, and it's all because I want to prove myself.
Hufflepuff I am hard-working. Don't get me wrong, I like doing nothing all, I am lazy, and I procrastinate like the best of them. But if I achieve something, I want to know that I put the effort in and deserved it. Like Cedric when he offered a quidditch rematch after Harry fell off his broom. He wanted to win because he was better, because of his work, not because of Harry's bad luck, and I'd be the same. Hand me something on a silver platter and I won't appreciate it or be able to enjoy it. Make me work for it, and feel like I earned it and I'll be happier.
I also put a lot of stock in fairness. Few things get me riled up as easily as perceived unfairness towards myself or others. And I'd like to believe I can be impartial and judge a situation fairly without my own interests getting in the way. I'd rather lose in a fair manner than win by cheating or taking advantage of anyone.
Ravenclaw I strive on logic and I am analytical. I got a university degree in math, I just started work as an analyst, I love all kinds of logic puzzles, games, etc., and often I can see connections and mechanisms easily. I'm also naturally inquisitive. I want to know how things work and why, I want to learn and understand. I'm the kind of person who's so immersed in trying to figure something out that they forget to eat.
Slytherin I am ambitious as all hell. If there is a top spot, I want it, if a game needs a winner I want to be the one winning it. I don't really do things for fun, be it playing cards or doing sports or anything, I want to do it as best as I can, and I sure don't want to lose. I try to be a graceful loser if it does happen, but it's eating me up inside.
In social situations I am observant, and I probably know more about people than they realize. It's not that I'm particularly interested in knowing these things or that I am nosy, I just listen when people talk to me. Unlike a good Slytherin I don't use that knowledge to my advantage usually, but I guess I could if I wanted to.

Now pick up to two canon qualities from each of the four houses that you do NOT possess and explain your choices:
Gryffindor: I don't really see myself as passionate. Of course I am passionate about a few things, everyone is, but passion is not a word I'd use to describe myself in most circumstances. It takes a lot to get me riled up, and I regard myself as fairly laid-back in most things. I'm not one to change the world, and I lack the courage to allow myself to care about many things. People who care get hurt, and I'd rather not.
I'm also not brave. I am scared of many things, and if I can, I avoid them rather than facing them. Like said above, I'm scared to get emotionally invested in many ways. I'd rather not care than care and get hurt, which is not a very daring way to go about life.
Hufflepuff I'm not that fussed about loyalty. Not that I am actively disloyal, I am not. But if I have to choose between my principles and what I think is right, and loyalty to someone going against those things, there are extremely few people I would choose over what I believe in. I'm a firm believer that friends and partners in life come and go, and I'd rather be true to myself than to others.
Ravenclaw I am absolutely not the dreamy, creative, Luna-esque kind of Claw. I am also not idealistic or romantic. Give me cold, hard facts, logic and reasoning over emotions and day-dreaming any day. My reaction to Luna would probably be very similar to Hermione's, if hopefully more accepting.
Slytherin I hate networking. Like I seriously abhor the idea of getting places because I happen to know someone. I could easily have gotten a job without ever interviewing or even showing anyone my resume by just dropping my father's name at an opportune time and with the right people. And I might have done it if I had exhausted all other options. But I would have exhausted ALL other options first. I'd never have been happy with a job I felt I hadn't earned. I am really bad at "you rub my back and I'll rub yours."
Besides that I don't use any means to achieve my ends. There's a clearly defined line of what I am willing to do or not, and I think I draw that line more rigorously than many others would. Like I said above, I'd rather lose or not achieve my goals than use means I don't approve of to get there.

Explain why you feel misplaced in your current house. Please be sure to explain how much of your answer is based on your canon understanding of the house (versus the way the house happens to be in HiH): It's not so much that I feel entirely misplaced in Ravenclaw as it is that nagging doubt if it's really the best fit. Do I believe in knowledge for knowledge's sake? Yes. Do I like to feel like I spend my time doing something more "useful" than learning? Yes. I think if my time at school and university had gone differently, I might have turned out to be completely Ravenclaw inside and out. But as it is, both school and uni were miserable places for me to be, for different reasons, and it's put me off learning quite a bit. I hold a deep seated grudge against formal education, and it's hard for me to separate "learning" from my educational experiences.
I am analytical, and I enjoy brain games, for lack of a better word. I teach math for fun, and I like writing logic puzzles as much as solving them. But my main motivation in life is not learning, and I feel more fulfilled doing productive things that benefit someone somehow (even if that someone is just my paycheck at the end of the month, ahem) than "just" learning for its own sake.

Is there a particular house you believe you would feel more at home in? If yes, please explain: Ah, the house I identify the most with changes fairly regularly. I used to think of myself as a Ravenclaw primarily, then as a Hufflepuff, then back to Claw, and these days I can't help but notice the Gryffindor is cropping up more and more. I think at the core I may be a Hufflepuff, but I'm never quite sure.

Comments

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

1) I took the test you linked, and it confirmed the type I'm usually getting, INTJ. The N/S distinction is the only one that's really close, so I'll get ISTJ every now and then, but I'd say that all in all INTJ is the most accurate.
Slytherin: INTJs are planners to the max, they are pragmatic and perfectionist. They are prone to mostly doing things they are good at and have a great deal of knowledge for. To quote the summary from the test you linked: "anything is possible; everything is negotiable".
Ravenclaw: INTJs are analytical and full of ideas. They see patterns and room for improvement easily, and are naturally inquisitive. Emotions are not usually an INTJ's strongest suit, they can't be analyzed and categorized as easily as facts and knowledge. INTJs want everyone and everything to make sense, most of all.
Hufflepuff: INTJs are (again) pragmatic, and dedicated to the goals they set their sights on. They also have impeccable work ethic when they set their mind towards something and have little respect for themselves or others slacking off. INTJs don't build relationships easily, but those they do establish are characterized by loyalty and stability.
Gryffindor: INTJs are passionate about their projects. They may not be the crusaders for moral causes, but their passion, dedication and disregard for authority when working on their projects mirror the fervor of some of the crusader types.

[ariake.livejournal.com]

One more question in addition to the most important problem question from above :P

Sort one Leverage character into each house and explain your reasons for sorting them there.

:)

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

1) To be perfectly honest I am not very well informed about charities, so I'd probably start with some research. I think I'd like to pick something benefitting children from bad family situations. Our family and their standing in the world determine so much of our chances that those kids often don't have a fair shot at life, and I'd like to level the playing field a little.
I can also see donating to cancer research/care. So many people have lost or are losing someone to cancer, and more funding to improve treatments or people's chances can't hurt.

2) I am very solitary, and I know it bothers some of my more extroverted friends and family members. Sometimes I just have to retreat and shut myself off for a while. It's entirely an 'it's not you, it's me' thing, but that's probably hard to know when I say no to meeting up or doing things together.
I don't think I could change it much without entirely changing my personality. I'd like to be a little less solitary, sure, but I wouldn't want to be an entirely different person, just to do so.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

3) I wouldn't use it if I had the knowledge, and having it could be dangerous, so why would I want it? XD
The only situation I can think of where I'd want that knowledge is if it had to be told to someone, and it was either me or someone looking to use it for bad reasons. So I'd know it to keep it safe, in a way. Otherwise no thanks, I don't need to know just for the sake of knowing, not with those consequences attached.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

Just letting you know I'm not ignoring you, your questions are just really hard. XD

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

1) Gryffindor: Hm, hard pick because we have so many people to choose from. I think I'll go with Oliver Wood. His passion for quidditch is like mine for tennis, and I suppose in the magical world I'd be into quidditch as well. So we could spend all our time discussing tactics and practice and how our teammates aren't motivated enough. ;)
Hufflepuff: I have a ton of respect for Cedric, so I'd certainly get along with him. I also feel like besides Tonks he's the only one we know enough about to decide whether they are best friend material or not. I don't mind Tonks, but I don't think we'd be best friends, so Cedric it is.
Ravenclaw: Again, so hard because we barely know the few canon Claws. If I didn't have to be part of her giggly group of friends I'd probably get along well with Cho. She's modest about her popularity, sporty and smart.
Slytherin: I'm trying not to pick someone we know nothing about in canon, like Nott or Zabini, but canon snakes didn't get the best treatment by jkr, so it's another difficult decision. I think I could be best friends with Andromeda Black/Tonks. She was accepting and open-minded enough to marry Ted, and raise an auror, despite her family's opposition. I admire that.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

What element do you relate best to, and why?
Not fire. Fire is pretty much impossible to control, and I'm a little scared of fire, actually. Fire is for passion, for emotions so strong they sweep you off your feet and make you reckless and impulsive. None of those sound like me.
Not water. I love being near the sea, but I don't really like being in water, especially if it's cold. Water is tricky, shifting this way and that, hard to predict, even after watching for a long time, it's ever changing and always moving. Doesn't sound very much like me either.
Maybe air. Air is free, independent and a bit detached from everything else. Air is always around, but you don't usually notice it, That does sound like me.
Preferably earth. Earth is familiar, and safe, and dependable. It's grounded (down-to-earth...), solid and steady. Sounds like me as well, and it's a side of me I like better than my "air" side. So I'd say I relate best to earth, with air a close second.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

2) To be honest, I am in a phase where I am trying to figure that out for myself. The last few years, my main goal was to finish my uni degree and find a job. I got my degree, I got a job, and that's all still very new and exciting. I'm not really planning to have a family any time soon, so I wonder if it's success in the workplace I am working towards. But I had a better job offer than the one I ended up taking, and I realized it wasn't what I wanted.
My greatest ambition right now is to get settled in this new situation, change my living arrangement because it's making things more complicated than I'd like (endless commute of doom), and regroup, so to speak.
I'm sure once this doesn't feel quite so alien and new anymore I'll be looking towards getting a promotion and climb the career ladder some, but it's not a definite goal or ambition as much as knowing myself, and knowing I'll want to advance eventually. Right now I'm glad if I find the way to my office every morning. XD

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

4) logical yet impractical - My family would probably disagree, but I don't think I fit that quality very well. I may be a little scatterbrained sometimes, and I may be better at philosophical discussions than mundane things like cleaning or remembering to eat at certain times, but I am also a very pragmatic person. I am pretty down-to-earth and thinking in terms of real world implications, not only theoretical situations. I feel like I am getting more and more practical the older I get.
creative - This is somewhat hard to quantify, but I wouldn't use creative as a term to describe myself. I don't value creativity nearly as much as other traits on that list, and I don't have much use for it. I'm not into arts or theather much, I don't write, I'm not bad at music, but that's more due to coming from an extremely musically interested background, so I have a pretty solid education there.
wise I feel like I have neither enough experience in life nor any great insights to offer that would qualify me for wisdom. I'm trying to get to a point where one day I'll see myself as wise, but I don't think I am even close to being there yet.
fond of learning for the sake of learning - I talked about this in response to one of William's questions. It's not that I am NOT fond of learning for its own sake. I am just fonder of learning for other purposes.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

2) I'm dealing with anxiety, so if I can I'll put off tackling the issues head-on and rather keep going in circles around the problem. When my thesis advisor abandoned me and didn't answer any of my contact attempts for months, I tried a few times, and then put dealing with it off, and pretty much pretended and hoped he'd just contact me one day and all would be well. What happened in reality is he just ditched me, and I wasted several months before I cut my losses and went to a different advisor and started over.
At the same time, however, I am horrible at backing down from something I started, I never really learned how to quit. So if things don't go my way I can dig my heels in and hang in there for a very long time. I have enough patience and resilience to see things through way past any reasonable point of no return. (I mean, who would have waited months before just moving on to another advisor?)

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

2) I think I'd talk to them about the Plato quote "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." It's so easy to only see your own side of any situation. Somehow our own problems always seem larger and more important than other people's. We expect consideration and empathy, but often aren't willing to give the same in return. Children lash out at each other because they forget - in their own emotional distress - that the other person is dealing with the same things, and we all carry that behaviour into adulthood. If someone hurts our feelings we are quick to anger and to feel treated unfairly, but how often do we really pause to consider how our actions are making other people feel? I think it's an important thing to realize or remember in every day interactions, and especially children, who live so much in their own world, might benefit from learning early to keep an eye on that.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

2) Slytherin: Probably the time I spent job hunting just a few weeks ago. I manged to be just the right mix of charming and certain in my interviews to convince people to make me an offer. I think I did a pretty good job of making my weaknesses sound not so bad and my strengths sound perfect for the job, and generally putting my best foot forward. I wanted this job, I was driven and well prepared, and I was ready to play by standard job interview rules even though I find them utterly ridiculous.
Ravenclaw: About three years or so back, I went to the German Museum here in Munich. It's a huge and pretty amazing museum about all things technological and sciency. I went very often as a kid, but I hadn't been in years, and I was completely blown away by the fascination of it all. I spent ages in the math section, rediscovering why I had decided to study it after I finished school, and just generally geeking out.
Hufflepuff: I once hosted a fun contest with a friend for our Hufflepuff friends in another sorting community. She was visiting me here at the time, and we'd bought some Puff-themed (and general) goodies, and decided to give them away. We spent about five minutes coming up with that general idea, and then we discussed endlessly how to make it as fair as possible, and how to make sure the person who showed the most dedication and put the most effort into their entry would win. The contest wasn't nearly as important as the fairness of the judging criteria.
Gryffindor: A while ago there was a scandal~ involving our Bundespräsident/(Federal) President that ended with him resigning, and public debate whether or not he deserved to collect his special president pay for the rest of his life. I got into a discussion with my father who pretty much said no one would benefit from him declining that extra pay, so why would he do it? I tried to explain my point of view that no matter whether it helped or hurt anyone if he got or didn't get that money, declining it would have been the right thing to do in that situation. Of course you can't put a monetary prize on how ethical a decision is, but that doesn't mean that ethics aren't worth anything.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

You get the power to telepathically transmit one message into the minds of every witch or wizard on Earth, simultaneously. They will all recieve the message at the same time without distinction (eg, if you transmit in 1992, everyone in Chamber-of-Secrets-era Hogwarts would hear it, but, say, Lily & James Potter wouldn't, as they're long dead). The message can be about anything, but it's limited to only be one sentence long. Only witches & wizards pick this up this transmission. What is it, and at what date/period/era/etc would you send it?
I would transmit "Peter Pettigrew is the one who betrayed Lily and James Potter and killed those muggles, and he's still alive, hiding as a rat." As for the date, I'd go with the day Sirius confronted Peter and Peter staged his own death.The way Sirius was convicted of something he didn't do always bothered me. If you have the means to force someone to tell the truth, why convict them without a trial?
I don't know if people would automatically believe the magical telepathic transmission, but it should at least get enough people listening so that someone would be forced to take another look at that case, and so that an innocent man would be saved from more than a decade in soul-sucking Azkaban.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

- Name two Muggles whom you respect and admire: one living, one dead. They can be anyone, famous, personal, or otherwise. Explain briefly why you picked these two, and Sort them.
The one still alive was an easy choice, gotta go with Roger Federer. I think it's hardly possible for anyone passionate about tennis to not at least respect him. His tennis is as flawfree as it could ever be, I still adore watching him after years of doing so. As for sorting, I'd put him into Hufflepuff. Despite his success and all his records he's amazingly down-to-earth and modest. His sportsmanship is great and his dedication and work ethic are obvious. He came back to being world number 1 at age 31, despite having reached more than anyone before him.

I had a harder time picking someone dead. I'm not into history, I barely remember any dead family members and I don't feel like I know enough about most people I did consider to sort them properly. In the end I decided to go with Leonardo DaVinci whom I admire for his genius and his ground breaking research in so vastly different fields. Those are also the main reasons why I think he belongs in Ravenclaw. His entire life was dedicated to learning, studying, understanding, and he was obviously really good at it too.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

1) Starting from the bottom and working my way up then, I'll say I feel the least aptitude towards Dauntless. I'm not brave or fearless by any stretch of the word. I'm dealing with anxiety, and if possible my first instinct is usually flight, not fight.
At first glance I can see similarities between myself and either one of the other four factions, though I'm going to say Amity comes in fourth place. I actually value peace and harmony a lot, but not enough to put them above everything else. I don't make myself heard often, but if I do I have no qualms stating unpopular opinions or truths that people don't want to hear. I'm also lacking any desire to be a caretaker, counselor or artist, so I don't think I'd be the greatest fit there.
With the stating of unpopular opinions we come to where I see myself in third place, Candor. I do try to keep to the truth and I wish I had the strength to never lie. I'm not a fan of the "see the world as black and white" though. I see some things as black and white, yes, but not the world at large. Not eveything fits neatly into categories. There are lots of little steps between black and white, all those shades of grey, and it's not as easy as saying this is good, this is bad, no mittle ground. The vast majority of life happens on middle ground.
I can certainly see myself in Erudite. I'm smart, I like and am good at figuring things out, analyzing and improving. I'm a firm believer in research and progress, and if there are ways to make society function better or more efficiently I'd probably push implementing those.
Abnegation sounds like the faction I may have the most aptitude for. I place a lot of importance on duty, on doing right by other people, on consideration and not always putting yourself before others. I'm not sure that I'd really want to live to serve others, but I certainly agree with that faction in that I think the world would be a better place if more people lived according to that standard.

Erudite and Abnegation are the only two factions I can imagine choosing because they are the ones whose ideas I wholeheartedly agree with. I couldn't back a cause and dedicate my life to it if I weren't completely convinced it was right. I'd be happiest spending my time in both factions to balance each other, but I suppose that's against the idea of that society. So I'll choose. ;P
On a moral level, I like the idea of joining Abnegation better. It would be a good choice and I'd be content with myself for spending my life that way. But on a practical level of what would I actually enjoy more on a day to day basis, Erudite would be a lot more entertaining. I think if I really knew at sixteen that I'd have to spend my entire life in the faction I chose, I would go with Erudite for what it would provide me with personally.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

How do you believe you respond in a crisis?
I shut myself off, I get even more solitary than I already am, and I try to work it out all on my own. Usually I'm also pretending everything is fine and I got it all under control. Because admitting I don't have it under control would make it so. As long as people don't realize I'm helpless and don't know what to do I can continue to look for a way out without admitting defeat.
Not really sure how/where exactly this differs from Kelly's question about handling adversity, that might be a language thing. They both translate to pretty similar concepts in German, so let me know if you want me to answer this differently.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

You mention that legally, consequences should be considered above intentions, but morally intentions should be considered above consequences. Please give a HP canon example of someone who made an intention/consequence call you believe was incorrect in that context, why you disagree, and what you would have done differently in their position.
I had to think for a long while to come up with anything that fits the scenario, but then it hit me that my dislike for Molly Weasley comes partly from that issue. She's so hellbent on judging consequences, and it bothers me that she ignores intentions over that. It's not the best example, but it's the best I've managed to think of, and it should serve well enough to illustrate my take on this.
When Ron and Harry flew the car to Hogwarts she gave Ron hell because the consequence was people saw them and Arthur was in trouble. I understand that those weren't exactly pleasant, and I agree that Ron and Harry could have come to a more sensible solution. But they were like 12 years old, and Ron tried to help his friend out and NOT get into trouble because they were late for school. To me that's different than if they had taken the car for a joyride. I wouldn't exactly have given Ron a medal either, but imo a howler was way out of line. Surely she could have just sent a regular letter or talked to him via floo powder or some other, private way.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

What would you say is the single most important problem facing the world today?
Sense of entitlement, both on a personal and a global level. Everyone thinks their own problems are the worst and the ones who need to be tackled first. Europe as a whole keeps teetering on the brink of economic doom because we can't get our act together as the Union we pretend to be. When it comes down to it, it's still us against them, whoever 'us' and 'them' might be in any given situation. On whatever level we are talking, global, national, state, personal, anything in between, in then end all everyone cares about is their own wellbeing and how big their piece of the cake is.
In my hometown, the planned construction of a third runway for our airport was postponed/stopped because a vocal minority decided it went against what is good for them personally. They pulled their weight against an apathetic majority, to stop a project that would have benefitted the entire region economically well into the future.
People in countries all over the world are dying of lack of food, water, medical supplies that we have plenty of in better-off countries. But again, those who can care more about themselves than a balance for everyone.
I am not a huge fan of 'the greater good' as a concept, but sometimes it's just necessary to look over the edges of your own little box, and I feel like people are doing this less and less.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

1) At the risk of getting lynched for that answer, it's probably Snape. I just can't get over the way he treated his students. Or worse, some of his students. If he'd at least been equally horrible to everyone it'd be easier for me to accept that that's who he was. But as it is, his targeted bullying - since that's exactly what it is - of some of his students makes me sick. He's a grown man taking it out on eleven-year-olds, with no way for them to understand or avoid that.
And I'm saying that as someone who likes and needs the tough love approach in order to learn. I'm sure I'd have learned more from Snape than any of the other teachers at Hogwarts. But I doubt he's doing it in order to motivate or push his students. He doesn't care the least bit about Hermione's motivation, or what his actions do to Neville.
Sure, he probably didn't have the easiest childhood, but neither did Neville or Harry, you know. So I don't see how his past gives him any right to treat people he's supposed to protect and teach the way he does. I have no issues with his behaviour towards Sirius or Lupin, for that matter. They are grown men too, and they can stand their ground against him. (Not to mention that they are no saints either...) But abusing his position of power to take it out on his students, I can't find any justification for that.

And as a sidenote to explain why I find that more reprehensible than say Voldemort or Umbridge, I'm supposed to forgive Snape, while I am supposed to hate the actual "bad guys". Snape was a brave guy and he risked his life over a long period of time to make something right. But that doesn't absolve him from the need to also be an at least somewhat decent person in other areas of his life, imo.

[pierhias.livejournal.com]

Alright, I need to preface this by saying we're talking about a crew of conmen here, so every one of them has a good deal of Slytherin in the mix. For my choices for the other three houses I'll have to somewhat ignore that, and focus on the rest of their personalities.

Gryffindor: Nate is titled "Mastermind" in their internal role casting, so you'd think he'd be more of a Ravenclaw. He's extremely smart, very clever, definitely witty, but always always motivated by one (or both) of two things: an intense drive to right wrongs, or a personal vendetta. He's on a crusade to "steal back from the rich and powerful" (his words, not mine), and for that he's even willing to go against his own issues with that whole thieving business. He's so righteous (and self-righteous too, a lot of the time) that for the longest time he refuses to admit that he's a thief too. He puts his noble motivations first and likes the white knight part of his role better than the fact that he's also the black king. Sometimes he gets too emotionally invested, but if he weren't so passionately into doing the right thing, he probably couldn't do this at all.

Hufflepuff: Eliot is the "Hitter", so again, not the most typical choice you could make for a Hufflepuff, I suppose. XD
But Eliot is also per his job definition there to back the team up, to have their backs no matter what the situation and what the risks for himself. And the only time I can remember him putting that loyalty and dedication of his in question is when Nate is drunk and risking everyone for a personal thing. All the other times, when push comes to shove Eliot will be there by your side bailing you out and giving you a clear get away. Sometimes he'll get grouchy and complain about the lack of acknowledgement a bit, but you know he really loves being the one they can all depend on. I definitely think he's the glue that keeps them all together, even if he would never admit that to anyone's face, and probably threaten to hit you if you as much as suggested it.

Ravenclaw: Hardison is the "Hacker", so we're getting to the point where my choices are a bit more stereotypical. He's definitely a geek, and he's proud of it too. (Age of the Geek, Baby...) He quotes popculture, he downloads Doctor Who, he's into figuring things out and making them work. His intelligence and the outlets it provides him with are his refuge from the world, like doing right is Nate's, money is Parker's, and hitting things is Eliot's. Hardison is clever and witty like Nate, and he's openly aspiring to be the mastermind and crew leader one day. But where Nate's plans are shrewd and sneaky, Hardison's have their own meticulous intelligence. They also have a bit of needless extravagancy, which I think is a very Claw thing. He's embellishing his plans with neat examples of his brilliance, not because it makes the plan any better, but because he can.

Slytherin: Another stereotypical choice for Slytherin, Sophie is the "Grifter". She is hopeless as an actress on stage, but on the job there is no one better to don a mask and take on whatever role. She becomes those people in order to get what she needs. Sophie knows when to charm, when to cry, when to threaten and when to just take what she wants. She's so private about who she really is underneath all the layers and masks that her real name is a big secret. She protects her self and her identity extremely well, and it takes a lot for her to let people in. Even Nate, who clearly means a lot to her, doesn't get into the inner circle for a long time because she knows he'll mess it up and hurt her. Sophie is proud of being the best at what she does, and it's clearly ambition and a willingness to do whatever it takes that got her there.

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I thiiiink I got all the questions now. Let me know if I missed anything. :D

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Hello Iris,

I am happy to let you know that your appeal was successful and you have been re-sorted into Hufflepuff.

The judges generally agreed that you seemed to be a Ravenpuff (with some side doses of Slytherin and Gryffindor), and could easily see you fitting into either house. However, after all of us had a hard time deciding, the majority chose to send you to Hufflepuff. Here is some of what the judges had to say:

-I think that she's mostly Ravenpuff at heart with definite elements of Gryffindor. She's not a Luna-esque Claw by any stretch of it, but I don't think all Claws are and I think the Hufflepuff in her makes her more grounded and more pragmatic at heart. The Gryffindor in her gives her a prominent moral compass and a desire to follow what's right, but I also think that on the whole, Iris puts more value on things like fairness, hard work, intelligence and logic and inquisitiveness.

-I’m going to have to go with Ravenclaw though in the end. I just don’t see Hufflepuff traits at the very core of her personality. She certainly has Puff responses and Puff opinions, but I really see them backed up by a very logical explanation and a logical reasoning. We need people to be empathetic because when people aren’t empathetic, we all hurt each other and self destruct (sorry for the paraphrasing). The biggest problem in the world is that we’re wrapped up in our own problems, and we don’t see the rest of the problems in the world so we screw ourselves and each other over. My rewording is lacking, but despite that, I really do think that her thought processes for why she has Hufflepuff reactions are very logically thought out and are very wide reaching in scale, moving into an almost theoretical level.

-She's incredibly grounded, practical, and hard-working. She genuinely enjoys helping others achieve their full potential, which reminds me a lot of Helga ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to learn. If she'd been around at the founding of Hogwarts, I think that's the kind of role she'd take on. She's tolerant and accepting even though she has a strong set of personal values. One of her main goals is to be just and fair. The importance she places on honesty is very Hufflepuff, as is her dystopia answer, what she'd want all children to know, and what she thinks the biggest problem in the world is. I think Hufflepuff motives underlie the majority of her choices and they're what she would compromise last. The emphasis on fairness and tolerance throughout her entire appeal is overwhelming.

-The answers that struck me as very Hufflepuff were those of the one thing I want to achieve in life is happiness. , she answered quite a few questions how she shuts herself off in a crisis and doesn't like to respond to those, sharing her money with her family, and finally the fact that she seems to relate to Cedric in many situations. The answers that shouted Ravenclaw to me were those about not forgiving about deception, not using knowledge for bad situations, doing away with grades and letting people really have the chance to learn without labels.

-When asked about morality, iris is quick not to impose her view of morality on others, instead choosing the route marked by fairness and take the neutral route. When faced with the possibility that she would have to see her family and friends slowly fall away if she picked to live forever, Iris balked and instead chose to live a natural life span. Fairness seems to be a common theme with Iris, coming up again in her decision regarding which type of society she could endure the least (the society where fairness was abandoned was her least desired society). Kindness is also a repeated theme, from her mention of the famous Plato quote to her choice to become Abnegation (the faction which exists to serve others and bring joy to others) in the Divergent universe.

You can leave the Ravenclaw common room and will be accepted into the Hufflefpuff common room. Except not really, because this is just an example appeal and you're not allowed to be a Hufflepuff. Good luck in your new house, I hope you will enjoy it!

- Sara, Term XXIII Appeals Mod

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