Harry Potter Theory ~ The golden trio is not meant to be in Gryffindor?!

RubySugarGlow

Don't be afraid to add on to this theory!

If you are reading this rant and you don't know much about the Harry Potter series ill give you a quick review on the golden trio and the 4 houses that is in the wizarding school: Hogwarts

Ron: Harry and Hermoine's best friend who easily gets jealous. He is really kind and is tolerant to some extent. But, Ron always puts his friends first.

Harry: "The boy who lived" He is loyal, ambitious, brave, and is a go getter. He does what is right.

Hermoine: Brilliant witch. Is your typical A+ student who can figure and problem out. She is also very "booky," which means she realises on her schools library for every problem she runs into.

Gryddindor: House for the brave and loyal at heart.

Hufflepuff: The house for the kind, loyal, dedicated, and friendly.

Ravenclaw: House for those smarty pants in life that we all wish we could have their brains for that math test!

Slytherin: House for the bold, cunning, and ambition ones among us

Now that you know that lets get on with the theory!

What house would Ron be in?

When I was thinking of this theory Ron came easy. Throughout the series besides being loyal, there was really no  trait that told me he was gryffindor, as we all know he wasnt too brave when sorting into houses came around. As we know Ron's family is completely Gryffindor. So there would of had to be some pressure on him to get into Gryffindor. We even have proof that he knew he had to get in gryffindor or else his family would be ashamed of him. We have this proof because he told Harry about the houses and how Gryffindor was the best one on their first train ride to hogwarts. So, what made him be sorted into Gryffindor? Easy, he simply asked the sorting hat to be placed in Gryffindor because he didn't want to risk being placed anywhere else. We all know the sorting hat will let the witch/wizards vote come into count sense it did it to Harry.  This is where the bravery comes in. To get into Gryffindor, you must ask. You must be Brave enough to ask the sorting hat to be placed in Gryffindor. If your a harry potter wiz this is all clicking into your head right now.

What house would Hermoine be in?

Hermoine was a little trickier then Ronald. There had been many events where she showed loyalty to her two best friends and bravery throughout their many adventures. And because she was muggle born it wasnt like she knew gryffindor was the house to aim for ( or so they say) there for why on earth would she ask to be in gryffindor if she was smart, and booky enough to be a clever ravenclaw? Well that riddle came to me not to later. Although Hermoine may not have had the pressure from her parents about a specific house as Ron did, she had peer pressure. Ah peer pressure can do loads. Can you imagine Hermoine sitting with plenty of wannabe gryffindors in a train cart such as Neville? I can. It would be extremely likely that she was sitting with people who wanted to be in gryffindor because their parents were in gryffindor. With all the pressure of hearing Gryffindor is the best and Ravenclaws are for smarty pants you can imagine that a very excited and nervouse hermoine would have that thought of being in the golden house, Gryffindor would help her fit in her new surroundings as a witch! So yes, Hermoine asked as well to be in Gryffindor even though she was plenty clever enough to be a Ravenclaw.

Harry is a Slytherin

Although Harry would rather drop dead then be placed in the slytherin house where ron has been pourring into his thoughts that is filled with dark wizards, we all know that the sorting hat itself said Harry would have done well in slytherin. His traits fit. He is ambitious and doesnt just sit back to watch the show unfold. We have proof in the books that harry simply asked the sorting hat to be placed in Gryffindor. And his reasonings were explained in the books!

Do you agree with this theory? Do you want to add on? Do you disagree? Let me know!

amethystdayglow

I totally agree! I've thought about this a lot.  I am a ravenclaw, BTW

secretofmywings

im a ravenclaw and i noticed that during the time i was reading the books and rewatching the movies! i really like this theory, ruby. im sure rowling thought hard about this too to place all 3 in gryffindor, otherwise formulating theories such as this would be a lot less fun.

i do think harry was supposed to be in slytherin, but at the same time i suppose he would have been a bit of a misfit there, and he knew it. while harry was ambitious, he had lots of sympathy to spare for everyone, including voldemort. to me, i think bravery comes in different forms and harry surely exhibited bravery in his own way. (i think it is also mentioned a few times later on how harry and his mother alike had the ability to love. even in the face of death, lily's love for harry protected him.) he never really backed down from a challenge nor did he complain about his predicaments.

i think ron's case is similar to any student whose entire family was also placed in one house. however, it could also be that ron's character is the way it is because of his environment/upbringing. (for instance i think draco could have been a nicer character from the offset if he had received more kindness from others in malfoy manor.) i guess ron already anticipated that he would be placed in gryffindor in the first place, too.

hermione's character did have me stumped. i remember that question had been brought up in the books, so thank you for the insightful theory!