If I were a sorting hat...

[marshman1570]

No: HPFGUIDX 132251

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "davenclaw" <daveshardell at y...> wrote:
> Hi everyone, I was looking at the Database and saw a post which was 
> lamenting (among other things) the fact that all of the "good guys" 
> seem to be in Gryffindor, <snip>....

I've wondered myself about the seemingly mis-cast members of Gryffindor; I've also seen 
several posts on several sites along this same line.  As mentioned, Neville seems to be a 
perfect Hufflepuff, and in OOP (Ch. 19, pp. 398 US HC) Terry Boot, a Ravenclaw himself, 
asks Hermione "You can do a Protean Charm?....How come you're not in Ravenclaw?"  Ron 
seems at times to be quite the scaredy-cat, not exactly the definition of Gryffindor brave 
(think spiders...).  With Seamus (my choice for the HBP), the hat took quite a while to 
decide where to sort him, leading many to believe that he was a potential Slytherin, just as 
the Hat suggested to Harry that he himself might be.  (Though Harry, pulling Gryffindor's 
sword out of the hat in CoS, proves to be a true Gryffindor, according to Dumbledore.)  
And speaking of mis-cast, Luna Lovegood doesn't seem to be quite in the Ravenclaw 
mold, does she?. 

What does it mean that many of Harry's closest Griffyndor and other friends seem to be 
mis-sorted?  What clues are here?  I've got a few thoughts.... 

Theoretical.....

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Just as Harry pulls the sword "out of the hat" in CoS, others will show their true natures in 
the final two books.  

Neville has already shown great bravery in OOP, and will continue to do so, quite possibly 
up to the point of giving his life to save others (his parents?) probably in HBP.   

Ron will show even greater courage and bravery than Neville, but in book 7.  Further,  this 
will only happen after Ron has shown terrible cowardice (with terrible results, like the 
death of a family member) in HBP.

Hermione will do something very dumb but courageous; something very out of character.    
I just have no idea what this will be, or when, or whether the result will be good or bad.

When Seamus turns out to be the HBP, he will be very unwilling to accept his birthright, 
but in book 7, he will bravely accept his destiny.

Finally, Luna will have whatever enchantment affects her memory and accuity removed, 
and she will turn out to be smarter than Hermione.

Just a couple of thoughts.

Marshman