[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: personality lab sorting hat

[eskcindy]

I took the quiz too, and was very strongly Ravenclaw (97) with 
Hufflepuff second (87) and Gryffindor third (81). Slytherin was too 
paltry for me to remember what the score was. 
While I do think that this test has a very good psychological base, 
I think that its assumption of what makes a person a Gryffindor is a 
tad bit superficial. It tends to picture Gryffindors as boisterous 
athletic types. In some cases in the books this is true. But I think 
that if Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom were to take this 
test, Hermione would have ended up in Ravenclaw and Neville would be 
in Hufflepuff. My sense is that this shows that there are deeper 
aspects to Gryffindor. It reminds me of the quote about women (I 
think it was by Eleanor Roosevelt) that "Women are like teabags: you 
don't know how strong they are until you put them in hot water." 
Neville may not seem like the Gryffindor type, but to cope with all 
of the trauma surrounding his parents torture must require a great 
internal bravery and courage. And Hermione, though bookish and 
initially very reluctant to break any school rules, goes forward and 
does what needs to be done once she realizes what's at stake. 
If all that the Sorting Hat used to make its decisions were obvious 
personality traits and aptitudes, the Personality Lab test would be 
great. But my sense is that there are more subtle aspects to the 
houses.

Cindy