Why Ravenclaw? was, Re: Does the sorting hat sort?

[yolandacarroll]

No: HPFGUIDX 84885

Iggy wrote:
> First, she picked up on lessons in the DA quickly enough, and was 
one of the
> few who apparently could create a corporeal Patronus.
<snip>
This indicates a reasonably strong mind.  She also possibly works 
hard when we
> can't see it.
<snip>
>Other than that, I hope that Cho shows us why she's in Ravenclaw 
within the
> next two books, or I'd be inclined to chalk up a miss on the 
Sorting Hat's
> part...

What about all of those Gryffindors that haven't done anything brave 
yet?  Did the Sorting Hat put them in the wrong house or have they 
simply not had the opportunity to show us how brave they are?

No, we haven't seen Cho being really intelligent yet, but then again 
we haven't seen too much of Cho at all. She is a year (I believe) 
ahead of Harry and in Ravenclaw.  Harry doesn't see much of her, 
which means we don't see much of her.

Have we seen her in any situations where, she could have shined as a 
Ravenclaw?  Here's a quick (and possibly incomplete) recap of Cho's 
appearances:
POA - She's pretty and the Ravenclaw seeker.
GoF - She's pretty and with Cedric Diggory.  Also, she didn't wear 
a "Potter Stinks" button.
OOP - DA club and a couple of dates.

We really haven't seen her presented with any problems that would 
require her to show us how smart she is.  For example, she hasn't had 
any moments like Hermoine has:
- the potions riddle at the end of PS/SS
- the whole is-Malfoy-the-Heir-of-Slytherin
  problem in CoS, which resulted in Hermione 
  researching, finding, and then brewing the 
  polyjuice potion.
- the problem with communicating DA meeting 
  dates and times problem.

Ok.  I admit she could have stepped up and said something on that 
last one, but in her defence remember how impressed the other 
Ravenclaws were with Hermione's solution.  Cho may not be as smart 
and as quick to find a solution as Hermione is, but that doesn't mean 
she doesn't belong in Ravenclaw.

We have not and may never see why she was sorted into Ravenclaw that 
doesn't mean she doesn't belong there.

Yolanda