CHAPTER DISCUSSION PS/SS 10, THE HALLOWEEN LONG

[potioncat]

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>Gina:
> This might be off topic but if Ravenclaw is a house of intellectuals
> then I wonder why Hermione was not placed in Ravenclaw. I have always
> wondered about that.

Potioncat:
I think the answer is, Hermione fit in both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw but the Sorting Hat couldn't put her in both. She was very vocal about wanting Gryffindor while on the train, and I'm sure her preference played a role in the sorting.

This is what I've tried to say in earlier posts. While the Sorting Hat chooses based on one trait per house, that doesn't mean the student only has one trait.

Potioncat, who thinks Hermione uses any means to get what she wants and would have been a heck of a Slytherin if not for the stupid Pureblood thing.