# Into Which Hogwarts House would \_\_\_\_\_ Be Sorted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656 "2005-07-15T15:13:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/81 "2005-07-19T13:52:28Z")
Mugsy McGrew: Slytherin Christy Matthiewsen: Hufflepuff ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/82 "2005-07-19T14:01:17Z")
Robert Petrie: Gryffindor Laura Petrie: Gryffindor Ritchie Petrie: Hufflepuff Buddy Cerell: Hufflepuff Sally Rogers: Slytherin Mel Cooley: Hufflepuff Alan Brady: Slytherin (Head Boy) Milly Helper: Hyfflepuff Jerry Helper: Gryffindor Marge, the swtichboard operator: Ravenclaw Andy Taylor: Gryffindor Aunt Bea: Hufflepuff Opie Taylor: Ravenclaw Barnie Fife: Hufflepuff (squib) Helen (forgot last name): Ravenclaw Goober: there is no place in the magical world for such as Goober Howard: Gryffindor Floyd the Barber: Slytherin Ernest T. Bass: Slytherin I see the world in a whole new way, thanks to this thread! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/83 "2005-07-19T14:02:53Z")
Oops! Forgot Thelm Lou! canā€™t decide between Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Sheā€™s silly enough for H, but ambitious enough for Sā€¦ And Aunt Beaā€™s friend, Claraā€“Slytherin (head girl) ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/84 "2005-07-19T14:29:44Z")
> [@vtynos](#): > > Anyone want to do Sealab 2021? Well, all right, if you insist. Captain Hazel ā€œHankā€ Murphy: Dada teacher. Doesnā€™t tell anyone what house he was in. White Debbie (White Debbie? Thatā€™s stupid. I know sheā€™s white.): Hufflepuff Black Debbie: Ravenclaw Dr. Quinn: I would like to put him in Gryffindor, but he only saves the others because he is trapped with them. Thus, it is off to smarty-pants land for him: Ravenclaw Hesh: Slytherin Sparks: Slytherin Marco: Slytherin Stormy: ? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/85 "2005-07-19T14:39:33Z")
Has this been done? Captain Kirk: Gryffindor Spock: Ravenclaw (Slytherin?) McCoy: Ravenclaw Scotty: Hufflepuff Sulu: Gryffindor Ohura: Ravenclaw Who am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/86 "2005-07-19T15:24:57Z")
Cops Briscoe: Hufflepuff Logan: Hufflepuff Greevey: Hufflepuff Curtis: Gryffindor Green: Slytherin Benson: Gryffindor Stabler: Gryffindor Munch: Slytherin Tutuola: Slytherin Goren: Ravenclaw Eames: Hufflepuff Lt. Van Buren: Gryffindor Capt. Cragen: Gryffindor ADAs Stone: Ravenclaw McCoy: Ravenclaw Robinette: Gryffindor Kincaid: Ravenclaw Carmichael: Ravenclaw Ross: Ravenclaw Southerlyn: Hufflepuff Cabot: Ravenclaw Novak: Ravenclaw DAs Schiff: Slytherin Lewin: Hufflepuff Branch: Gryffindor Shrinks Skoda: Ravenclaw Olivet: Ravenclaw Huang: Ravenclaw Hmmmā€¦High incidence of Ravenclawism among the lawyers and shrinks. I was going to do CSI, but I think theyā€™re all Ravenclaws. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/87 "2005-07-19T16:21:16Z")
Sam : Gryffindor Diane : Ravenclaw Coach : Hufflepuff Woody : Hufflepuff Carla : Slytherin Norm : Ravenclaw Cliff : Hufflepuff Rebecca : Slytherin Frasier : Ravenclaw ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/88 "2005-07-19T16:32:10Z")
Rose: Hufflepuff Dorothy: Ravenclaw Sophia: Slytherin Blanche: Slytherin ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/89 "2005-07-19T16:39:43Z")
> [@Peter Morris](#): > > Sam : Gryffindor > Diane : Ravenclaw > Coach : Hufflepuff > Woody : Hufflepuff > Carla : Slytherin > Norm : Ravenclaw > Cliff : Hufflepuff > Rebecca : Slytherin > Frasier : Ravenclaw Dude, if ever there was a Squib on your list, itā€™s Cliff. ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/90 "2005-07-19T17:06:19Z")
> [@Pythian Habenero](#): > > :dubious: Where do you get that? Iā€™d put him in Hufflepuff, based on what Iā€™ve seen of him in the Susan line. > :dubious: Why isnā€™t he in Ravenclaw? Come on, Albertā€™s totally a dark wizard - check him out in _Mort_. And heā€™s all about personal gain - while he may have become loyal to Death, he only stayed with him initially because he only had a few days left to live in the real world. But ok, the Bursar can be in Ravenclaw - thinking about it, he is very intelligent when heā€™s not dolally. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/91 "2005-07-19T17:14:36Z")
Cecil: Ravenclawā€”or maybe Slytherin :eek: Ed: Hufflepuff ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/92 "2005-07-19T17:36:37Z")
Julia - Gryffindor Suzanne - Slytherin Mary Jo - Gryffindor Charlene - Hufflepuff Anthony - Gryffindor ---
**Author:** ![Pythian\_Habenero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Pythian\_Habenero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythian_Habenero)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/93 "2005-07-19T17:46:21Z")
> [@Jennyrosity](#): > > Come on, Albertā€™s totally a dark wizard - check him out in _Mort_. And heā€™s all about personal gain - while he may have become loyal to Death, he only stayed with him initially because he only had a few days left to live in the real world. But ok, the Bursar can be in Ravenclaw - thinking about it, he is very intelligent when heā€™s not dolally. šŸ˜ƒ I donā€™t peg Albert as a dark wizard. Sure, Iā€™ve read Mort, but Iā€™m thinking Susan here; heā€™s just so Hufflepuff in those books. And yes, the Bursar is Ravenclaw. Of course heā€™s Ravenclaw. Loony Lovegood, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/94 "2005-07-19T17:49:13Z")
To outgeek my previous entry: Homestar Runner - Hufflepuff Marzipan - Gryffindor Pom Pom - Ravenclaw Strong Bad - Slytherin (well, DUH) Strong Mad - Hufflepuff Strong Sad - Ravenclaw The Cheat - Slytherin Bubs - Slytherin Coach Z - Hufflepuff King of Town - a Squib Poopsmith - Hufflepuff Homsar - your guess is as good as mine ---
**Author:** ![AThingWithFeathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@AThingWithFeathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AThingWithFeathers)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/95 "2005-07-19T18:01:46Z")
> [@Pythian Habenero](#): > > Thanks for the compliment, but I donā€™t see where youā€™re getting some of your stuff. Specifically Xander and Willow. Giles too, but mostly Xander and Willow. They are Gryffindor. They are Gryffindor for the same reasons as Ron and Hermione, respectively. Why do you think they donā€™t belong in Gryffindor? As for Giles, heā€™s Ravenclaw. Possibly Gryffindor, definitely Gryffindor during the time heā€™s on the show, but Ravenclaw at eleven. Xander is on the cusp. He could be either, but personally I see him as a Hufflepuff. I love him, and he has always stood by Buffy and the rest of the Scoobies in the face of danger, but he also has some inner turmoil. Thinking heā€™s going to turn into his family, running away right before his wedding, and stuff like that. In the later seasons, he is Gryffindorish (I didnā€™t see all of 6 and 7, so Iā€™m a bit spotty). In the _beginning_ of the series I think heā€™s more of a Hufflepuff. As he grows up, his Gryffindor qualities come out much more. (Also, Iā€™m not trying to lessen Xanderā€™s role by putting him in Hufflepuff. I know it is sometimes considered the Leftoversā€™ house, as well as the uninmportant one, but I donā€™t know why. I like Hufflepuff.) I donā€™t think of Willow as a Hermione-minded character, simply because Hermioneā€™s Gryffindor standing (IMO) comes from her need to do the right thing, her way (SPEW, constant lecturing, etc.) While Hermione is interested mostly in the application of knowledge, I think Willow is more interested in the knowledge itself. Willow can act bravely and selflessly (raising Buffy from the dead, re-souling Angel), but I donā€™t think thatā€™s enough to put her in Gryffindor. She is also much more of an introvert, and I think Gryffindors are more in-your-face people. Giles, I think would have been a Slytherin during his Ripper years, but the more Iā€™m thinking about it, the less I believe it was ambition that drove him rather than knowledge and a craving for a less stuffy lifestyle than the Watcher-hood he was doomed to. The core Scoobies (which to me are Xander, Willow, Giles, and Buffy) act with courage. Itā€™s part of the fighting evil demons thing. But theyā€™re multifaceted, and I donā€™t think thatā€™s reason enough to put them all in Gryffindor. Uhuh. I probably spent way too much time on justifying my choices. Havenā€™t seen any reruns in a long while though, so itā€™s possible Iā€™m simplifying the way I remember them. With my memory, itā€™s possible. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/96 "2005-07-19T18:25:18Z")
> [@Pythian Habenero](#): > > I donā€™t peg Albert as a dark wizard. Sure, Iā€™ve read Mort, but Iā€™m thinking Susan here; heā€™s just so Hufflepuff in those books. > And yes, the Bursar is Ravenclaw. Of course heā€™s Ravenclaw. Loony Lovegood, anyone? Weā€™ll have to agree to disagree on that one. To me, heā€™s as Slytheriney and Slytherines get. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/97 "2005-07-19T19:35:25Z")
Why the hatinā€™ on Pooh? Heā€™s no Slytherin or Hufflepuff. Who nearly caught the Woozle? Who found Eeyoreā€™s tail? Who discovered the North Pole? Who rescued Piglet during the flood? Who wasnā€™t really that scared about meeting a Heffalump? Pooh! Pooh did it! Pooh, thatā€™s who. Heā€™s Gryffindor all the way. After all, he is _that_ sort of bear. ---
**Author:** ![Pythian\_Habenero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Pythian\_Habenero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythian_Habenero)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/98 "2005-07-19T20:16:15Z")
> [@Kendraen Ideals](#): > > Xander is on the cusp. He could be either, but personally I see him as a Hufflepuff. I love him, and he has always stood by Buffy and the rest of the Scoobies in the face of danger, but he also has some inner turmoil. Thinking heā€™s going to turn into his family, running away right before his wedding, and stuff like that. In the later seasons, he is Gryffindorish (I didnā€™t see all of 6 and 7, so Iā€™m a bit spotty). In the _beginning_ of the series I think heā€™s more of a Hufflepuff. As he grows up, his Gryffindor qualities come out much more. (Also, Iā€™m not trying to lessen Xanderā€™s role by putting him in Hufflepuff. I know it is sometimes considered the Leftoversā€™ house, as well as the uninmportant one, but I donā€™t know why. I like Hufflepuff.) > > I donā€™t think of Willow as a Hermione-minded character, simply because Hermioneā€™s Gryffindor standing (IMO) comes from her need to do the right thing, her way (SPEW, constant lecturing, etc.) While Hermione is interested mostly in the application of knowledge, I think Willow is more interested in the knowledge itself. Willow can act bravely and selflessly (raising Buffy from the dead, re-souling Angel), but I donā€™t think thatā€™s enough to put her in Gryffindor. She is also much more of an introvert, and I think Gryffindors are more in-your-face people. > > Giles, I think would have been a Slytherin during his Ripper years, but the more Iā€™m thinking about it, the less I believe it was ambition that drove him rather than knowledge and a craving for a less stuffy lifestyle than the Watcher-hood he was doomed to. The core Scoobies (which to me are Xander, Willow, Giles, and Buffy) act with courage. Itā€™s part of the fighting evil demons thing. But theyā€™re multifaceted, and I donā€™t think thatā€™s reason enough to put them all in Gryffindor. > > Uhuh. I probably spent way too much time on justifying my choices. Havenā€™t seen any reruns in a long while though, so itā€™s possible Iā€™m simplifying the way I remember them. With my memory, itā€™s possible. šŸ˜› I donā€™t think youā€™re lessening Xander, but I do think youā€™re misrepresenting him. He and Willow just seem Gryffindor through and through to me - always ready to grab the weapons and go kill something evil on a momentā€™s notice. Giles is definitely more Ravenclaw than Willow, and he would have been Ravenclaw when he was eleven years old. On the other hand, if the question were ā€œGive each Scooby a house, and you canā€™t have two the sameā€, Iā€™d have put Buffy in Gryffindor, Xander in Hufflepuff, Willow in Ravenclaw, and Giles in Slytherin. And Willow and Giles can switch houses without much difficulty. > [@Jennyrosity](#): > > Weā€™ll have to agree to disagree on that one. To me, heā€™s as Slytherin **e** y and Slytherin **e** s get. Emphasis mine. Snarl. (Also I think you meant ā€œasā€, not ā€œandā€.) ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/99 "2005-07-19T22:08:29Z")
Oh lighten up, Spelly McSpeller šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656/100 "2005-07-19T22:18:46Z")
From **Doctor Who** : Doctor #1 (William Hartnell) - Slytherin Doctor #2 (Patrick Troughton) - Hufflepuff Doctor #3 (Jon Pertwee) - Ravenclaw Doctor #4 (Tom Baker) - Gryffindor Doctor #5 (Peter Davidson) - Ravenclaw Doctor #6 (Colin Baker) - Slytherin Doctor #s 7, 8 & 9 - donā€™t know enough about 'em to sort 'em. Romana #1 - Ravenclaw Romana #2 - Gryffindor Master (any incarnation) - Slytherin Rani - Ravenclaw Susan Forman: Hufflepuff Leela - Honorary Gryffindor muggle K-9: Ravenclaw all other companions: honorary hufflepuff muggles From **the Avengers** : Steed: Gryffindor Cathy Gale: Ravenclaw Emma Peel: Gryffindor Tara King: Hufflepuff Mother: Ravenclaw Purday: Ravenclaw From **Monty Python** : John Cleese: Slytherin Graham Chapman: Griffyndor Michael Palin: Hufflepuff Eric Idle: Hufflepuff Terry Gilliam: Slytherin Terry Jones: Ravenclaw Carol Cleveland: Ravenclaw [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-which-hogwarts-house-would-_____-be-sorted/312656.md?page=6)