Hermione in Gryffindor?

[celestina707]

No: HPFGUIDX 108768

Cassin <cassin12004 at y...> wrote:
> The sorting hat placed Hermione in Gryffindor even though she, as 
> Sirius put it, is the smartest witch of her age.
> 
> Ravenclaw is for the bright ones and Hufflepuff will teach those of 
> muggle parentage. 
> 
> 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.)


In PS/SS Hermione did say on the Hogwarts Express, after meeting 
Harry and Ron, that she had asked around about the houses and she 
said that Gryffindor sounded the best to her, but Ravenclaw didn't 
sound too bad.I think she had made up her mind right then and there 
which house she wanted. I honestly do feel she is in 
the right house, after all she has more than proven her bravery by 
accompanying Harry in SS/PS by going down the trap door, in CoS by 
drinking the polyjuice potion, in PoA by going back in time to save 2 
innocent lives, OotF by going with Harry to the MOM. I agree with 
most posters here that it is our choices which gives us our ultimate 
power and I am sure the sorting hat must see where our talents and 
abilities will flourish. I believe the sorting hat must have been 
aware of Hermione's (at that point untapped) ability to face 
challenges with sheer bravery and her desire for justice where it is 
due. As she said to Harry in PS/SS, when Harry was about to go 
through the purple fire alone and ultimately face whoever was after 
the stone, there are things more important than books and cleverness, 
like friendship and bravery. She said that to Harry with such 
admiration for him that is is obvious, to me anyway, that she values 
friendship and bravery above all else.That is the mark of a true 
Gryffindor.

Having said all this, I might add, (and I hope it doesn't sound like 
I am contradicting myself here) that every student must have a 
combination of talents/abilites that would possibly place them in 
other houses. However, I believe it is the sorting hats ability to 
peer into the heart and mind of each student and see what would be 
their strongest trait(s),  which house would best suit them so they 
would prosper, but recognizing that its that particular students 
choices which will ultimately shape that students life. 

Celestina (who thinks the sorting has has a most difficult job)