Sorting

Marin asked for help sorting Sariah into a Hogwarts house in time for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, this weekend, and it made me think about my own kids. Joseph is into everything--jumping on the bed, climbing over anything that sits still, pushing his truck through the mud, giggling madly at silly faces, all that good stuff. He's a lot like Fred and George Weasley, really, so he's Gryffindor all the way. Elena's a little trickier, though. She likes to play the map puzzle on the Build-a-Bear website and knows all of the lower-48 states. She knows their names and even puts them into the right places, and has done it inside the 6 minute time limit at least once, all by herself. That's just one example of what she can do. I'd say Elena's Ravenclaw, but Hermione Granger's Gryffindor, and she's the smartest kid at Hogwarts.

Then I thought about the fact that house sorting often goes in families, so what am I? I'm not ambitious, manipulative or power-hungry enough for Slytherin. I may well be too lazy for Hufflepuff, though hard work and deliberation may not be their only defining characteristics. I'm smart, yes, but I never did that well in school because I'm, well, lazy. So does that mean I'm Gryffindor by default? Am I the Neville Longbottom of the family?

And here is my challenge to you. I want you to *honestly* assess yourself and comment here with what house you think you should be in.

**Update: Upon further reflection, I decided that Ravenclaw wouldn't care if I'm lazy since I still love learning and like having intelligent conversations on weird (esoteric?) subjects. Does that mean I'm a Ravenclaw? I don't know--there's aren't many internet tests sensitive enough. Most have me with Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw neck-and-neck, the lead depending on whether they're testing for ethics, personality or habits, respectively.