Hermione in Gryffindor?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 108753

Cassin wrote:
> The sorting hat placed Hermione in Gryffindor even though she, as 
> Sirius put it, is the smartest witch of her age.
snip.

> My question is: She is exceptionally bright. Since she's in 
> Gryffindor does that mean that she will perform feats of 
> extraordinary bravery? Or did that hat just let her choose her 
house 
> out of the three choices she had? (like Harry chose.)
> 


Alla: 

As we know, Hat wanted to put Hermione in Ravenclaw. G-d knows, this 
girl is smart enough for that House. :o)

So, to answer your question, I think Hermione's sorting was similar 
to Harry's (as I think was Neville's). They both chose Gryffindor 
over other houses emphasizing once again the importance of our 
choices.

I think Hermione already performed many acts of bravery. If the only 
thing she did was supporting Harry in his quest, that alone would 
have been very brave, but she demonstrated eceptional courage of her 
own. (Battle in MoM, not backing up against Sirius in PoA, going 
after the Stone with Harry and Ron, etc., etc.)