Hermione's Sorting (was Re: Neville, Seamus, and the Sorting Hat)

[rolshan2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 132632

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Karen Barker" <> 
> The person that convinces me that it's not the students' wishes that 
> are paramount to the sorting hat when making its decisions is 
> Hermione.  She has said that the sorting hat considered putting her 
in 
> Ravenclaw.  I am pretty sure that the Hermione who turned up at 
> Hogwarts on day 1, given a choice between the house where the 
> cleverest students go and any other, would have taken Ravenclaw every 
> time.
> 
> Karen

I do not believe this is correct. On the train to Hogwarts Hermione 
tells Harry and Ron that she thinks Gryffindor is the best house, 
although Ravenclaw would not be too bad either (not exact quote, don't 
have my books at work).  So if given a choice she would have chosed 
Gryffindor.

Rolshan