If Albus Dumbledore had a Sterling Pound for every timethe Sorting Hat misjudge someone , he ’d probably have enough to   give Hogwarts a modern facelift . Every fan knows that both Dumbledore and the Sorting Hat are not infallible .   They have both , in fact , made mistakes over their land tenure at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry .

Some of these mistakes have indeed , resonate throughout the Wizarding World . Even something as seemingly bit as sieve child into Hogwarts houses can have certain butterfly stroke result . As a result , plenty ofHarry Pottercharacters have   broken the cast , or at least what the audience expected them to do found on their particular house doctrine .

update on August 28th , 2021 by Amanda Bruce : The longer Harry Potter reigns in tonic culture discussions , the more apt fan are to see the flaw in sorting a small fry into a house that ’s mean to determine them for the relaxation of their school spirit , and potentially , beyond . Humans are complex creatures , as are the fictional witches and wizards of Harry Potter . That means most role are going to exhibit trait beyond the few that capsulize their Hogwarts star sign . That ’s why even more persona whose need and actions could have assort them into different houses should be remembered .

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REMUS LUPIN: FROM GRYFFINDOR TO HUFFLEPUFF

Like most of the characters that make up Harry ’s inner R-2 , Remus Lupin was sorted into Gryffindor as a child . There ’s no interrogative sentence that he parade the braveness of the planetary house as he remain firm up to Voldemort ’s Death Eaters for two different multiplication . The dedication and the tireless nature of Hufflepuff , however , also appeared to be rife fibre trait for him .

Remus spent most of his grownup spirit heartbroken that one of his best friend had betrayed the respite , never truly believing that Sirius Black was in league with Voldemort . When given the opportunity to retrieve out , he did n’t turn Sirius over , but rather , hold his puerility friend the chance to excuse , demonstrating that never - ending loyalty he has for those he cares about .

FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY: FROM GRYFFINDOR TO SLYTHERIN

Gryffindors are known for their impulsive natures as they tend to stick with their philia more than their chief . It ’s surprising then that theambition associated with Slytherinapplies to so many Gryffindors , like Fred and George .

Fred and George do n’t look to take much seriously when initially introduced , but in reality , they have lofty goals . Their ambition is to spread happiness throughout the Wizarding World with their jokes . The creative agency they grow snacks and gaud to nurse their fellow Hogwarts students turns into a career way for the brothers .

QUIRINUS QUIRRELL: FROM RAVENCLAW TO HUFFLEPUFF

Harry ’s first defense force Against The Dark Arts teacher is certainly intelligent , and not a risky instructor , despite him carrying Voldemort ’s soul around on the back of his head . While he ’s sorted into Ravenclaw as a shaver , he demonstrates that same Hufflepuff loyalty that Remus Lupin does , just in the opposite direction .

Quirrell has absolutely unwavering trueness to Voldemort . He could rival Bellatrix Lestrange in that regard . No one else , after all , fall out to go with the other wizard ’s soul trapped in their organic structure . No other wizard comes as tight to getting the Sorcerer ’s Stone for him to add him back to life either .

LUNA LOVEGOOD: FROM RAVENCLAW TO GRYFFINDOR

Luna ’s creativity and outside - the - box mentation make her an foreigner amongst her peer sometimes . That does n’t come out to bother her one bit . While it ’s open that makes her a good fit for Ravenclaw , she ’s also one of the few kids brave enough in the franchise to be genuinely herself all of the time .

That is n’t the only fashion she ’s intrepid , showing her Gryffindor side , either . Luna is one of the only people outside of Harry ’s straightaway Mexican valium of friends who believes his score of Voldemort ’s rise , no doubtfulness asked . She crusade by his side when none of the other students he cultivate show up to help as well .

LAVENDER BROWN: FROM GRYFFINDOR TO HUFFLEPUFF

Though it ’s not showcased in the movies , Lavender ’s love for all things astrology is well documented in the playscript . Her aptitude for it , and her near - obsession with it , list her a little bit in the Ravenclaw way on social function . The house that she most often demonstrates traits for , however , is Hufflepuff .

Lavender is someone who goes all - in on her relationships . She has the same best friend – Parvati Patil – the entire sentence she ’s in shoal . When Lavender arise a crush on Ron , he becomes her whole world . They only go their freestanding agency as a effect of her feeling betray that he ’s so close to Hermione .

HARRY POTTER: FROM GRYFFINDOR TO SLYTHERIN

reckon what the record book and picture show would have been like if only the Sorting Hat had his manner with Harry himself . The judgmental lid was actually poised to put him in Slytherin ! That could have easily turned Harry into a Voldemort Jr. Thankfully , Harry despised Slytherin , but not without show some cunning and ambition .

asunder from the fact that he can talk Parseltongue like Slytherin ’s progenitor , Salazar Slytherin , Harry has been on legion occasion where he keep recrudesce Hogwarts ' rules and displayed ambition , specially in Quidditch . countenance us also not forget that he well-nigh stamp out Draco Malfoy using a deadly while made by the " Half - Blood Prince . " Using any means necessary to gain something is clearly a Slytherin trait .

HERMIONE GRANGER: FROM GRYFFINDOR TO RAVENCLAW

Another well-defined hiccup by the Sorting Hat . It can be tell thatHermione should have been in Ravenclaw . She has wit , a craving for learning , and incredible soundness for a beldame her age . Come to think of it , Hermione would have give Rowena Ravenclaw a footrace for her money with her penchant to hog all the house points through recitation and year .

From her first year in Hogwarts to her last , Hermione has expose her Ravenclaw qualities through studying and telling cognition of the Wizarding World . Of naturally , her being Muggle - born while   have those trait   probably contributed to her emplacement in Gryffindor , the Wizarding World is a scarey new horizon for any Muggle - turn out , after all , and that requires courage .

RONALD WEASLEY: FROM GRYFFINDOR TO HUFFLEPUFF

Spiders . Show those to Ron and he will go from Gryffindor to … well , Ron , in the nictitation of an eye . Nevertheless , the Sorting Hat placed him in Gryffindor for a reason ,   but   it ’s easy to   see Hufflepuff qualities   in Ron .

Even if most of his trick in the films and book do n’t necessarily exhibit chivalry or determination , he is still the most firm booster ever . Ron never fails to assist Harry in his clip of need , especially when the Dursleys are giving him a gruelling clip . Loyalty is genuinely one Holy Writ that can be used to describe Ron , something which is also one of the key trait of Hufflepuffs . It ’s just that the Sorting Hat probably think it ’s funny to place all Weasleys in Gryffindor as some sort of a linear put-on .

PETER PETTIGREW: FROM GRYFFINDOR TO SLYTHERIN

Peter Pettigrew never deserved to be in Gryffindor - in fact , he never deserved to be in any house . adequate opportunity for all wizards and witches is value ; that ’s why they still cater to Slytherins . talk of which , that ’s where Pettigrew should have been in the first place .

The way he bewray Lily and James Potter just to save himself and align with Voldemort is nothing short of ego - preservation , a common trait among Slytherins . Afterward , he display hatful of cunning just to help the Dark Lord derive back to life . A stereotyped Judas , Pettigrew - and one of the braggart recoil from   the Sorting Hat ’s choice .

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM: FROM GRYFFINDOR TO HUFFLEPUFF

Just so Harry would n’t feel so special ( despite the whole franchise being about him ) , Rowling threw in another candidate as a preach chosen one : Neville Longbottom . That ’s probably why the Sorting Hat put Neville in Gryffindor . Still , it was n’t until the most crucial moments of the Wizarding World when Neville got to exhibit his rife Gryffindor traits .

Throughout his age in Hogwarts , Neville was visibly more of a Hufflepuff . He was patient , even to his bullies and there is no doubt of his commendable dedication to what ’s right and noble . Of course , the Sorting Hat saw Neville ’s dead on target potential even when he tap to be order in Hufflepuff . That ’s the beauty of his theatrical role growing , he endure from Hufflepuff textile to Gryffindor material .

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