You people know me, right?
Well then you know I’m a knowledge free zone when it comes to Harry Potter. I’ve blogged about this before and almost worn this ignorance like a badge of honour. Well, no more. My chickens have well and truly come home to roost. Serving of humble pie for Mr. Black? Er, that’ll be me. And you might want to bring a bigger spoon as this could take a while.
I’ve been researching literary agents for some time now, drawing up a shortlist who I’m about to query with my first novel. Today was to be the day I forwarded my first submission. My literary baby was about to leave the nest and venture out into the big bad world of rejection letters and less than flattering critiques of my writing style and plot development. But I’m a big boy and was ready for it.
What I wasn’t ready for was the submission criteria. Five page sample? Check. Query letter? Check? Book synopsis? Most definitely. E-mail address, contact telephone number, full name and address. Yes, Yes, Yes! Then I saw it, near the bottom of the screen. What is your Hogwarts house? What is my Dumble what? Turns out this agent is a huge HP fan and dropped that question in there to flummox smug wannabe authors like moi.
So I need your help. I need you PotterHeads to look me up and down and tell me what you think I am. Isn’t there a hat or something I need to put on? I think there’s a hat. While you’re at it, let me know why I belong to that house so I can lie to the agent if she has follow up questions. Leave your comments below. I’m off to the library to beg, steal or borrow a copy of The Philosphers Stone. Whatever that is. Sighs.
What Hogwarts House Do You Think I Belong To?
Black Thoughts 
Wish I could help…I’ll be interested to hear what others say.😊
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It will indeed lol.
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Be careful – it could be a trap. After all that genre has been and gone, done to death, so maybe they are looking for someone who has not been swayed by the jottings of JKR. So I think you’d be better sticking to the truth (hmmm, I recall that always being the best policy…) and tell them that you have no idea (and, perhaps, nor do you care). Though I’m sure you will dress it up much better than I. Perhaps that’s what they are looking for – the best excuse not to have read HP. Either way, good luck!
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Yes, I’m thinking of going down the ‘I prefer zombies and orcs’ path 😂
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This above all,—To thine ownself be true;
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!
~ William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3
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Thank you Christine
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The “system” is (apparently) not letting me Like your comments now (and still nothing in my Reader for your posts)! ☹ So herewith a “Like” and another good luck! 🍀
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I loooove Harry Potter and while I dont know you, I would suggest you go to Pottermore, make a free account, and take the test to get sorted! You strike me first as maybe a hufflepuff but I don’t know you other than you’re writing. Take the test and read up it’s so fun!
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Ok. That’s a good idea. Thank you. I never knew there was such a thing as a test lol.
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Say u r Gryffindor 🙂 & you’ll win their hearts :))
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Ok. I trust you on this 😂😂
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There are a lot of quizzes you can do which sort you into a house. I’m usually Ravenclaw, though sometimes I get Slytherin.
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I will have to research this further. Thanks Joanne 😊
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Wikipedia has a description of each house. I’m with outoffocus (telling the truth). But you could read up on them and pick based on that!
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Good old Wikipedia. No I think honesty is the best policy having thought about it. Thank you.
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https://www.pottermore.com/news/discover-your-hogwarts-house-on-pottermore
Here ya go!
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Thank you. Impressive 😊
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I’d like to say Ravenclaw. But it might be Hufflepuff. It must be nerve wracking wearing that hat…
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What makes me a Ravenclaw? I’m intrigued.
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Ravenclaw is the academic, scholarly house – the readers and dreamers. 🙂
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Ohhhhhhh I see. Thank you. I think I’d fit in quite well there.
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Wish I could help, but I have no idea about Harry Potter either. My kids were never into it. They liked The Chronicles of Narnia better. It’s really cool you are submitting your book to literary agents! God bless!
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Cool but nerve wracking lol.
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Sorry, no help from me. (What’s a Hogwarts House, anyway?)
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I’ve no idea 😂😂
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There are websites that have quizzes. Pottermore as suggested above. And tell hm that according to the quiz you are xyz.
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Okay. Thanks for the tips 🙂
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Be true to yourself, man. “Not a fan” ma be an appropriate answer. Then shake the dust from your sandals, and move on. Of course that is easy for me to say because I have nothing invested. I just hate to see you chasing some else’s fantasy.
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Thank you Denny. Sound advice.
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now, by now, you’ve been told about the online tests. they’re fun, albeit probably more fun if you’re a potterhead. that being said, you asked for our opinions: i’m going to sort you into hufflepuff.
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I’m not sure what that means….but thank you anyway 😂
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You are most definitely a Gryffindor😁
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Is that good? 🧐
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It’s Harry’s house 😊 so of course it’s good. And T is a little Gryf too!
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In that case….Hurrah!
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😁
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Harry who?
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Exactly!!!! 😂
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I’d ping you as the dreaded Huffleclaw – a combination of Hufflepuff (hard working, kind, loyal) and Ravenclaw (clever, curious, thoughtful). As for your Dumblename? Hmmm… Well, you are not a wooded valley… Dumblerun?
Honesty is likely the best policy, although being funny about it – as you often are – I think will work in your favor.
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I’ve been called Dumbo but never Dumblerun. This is getting more confusing by the moment 😂
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Honesty is definitely best here—”not my genre” is probably the best answer for you. The 4 houses are given descriptions, but JKR was not honest in her assignment of students to houses (Hermione was definitely a Ravenclaw, but was put in Gryffindor so that all the main characters would be together).
Hufflepuff: hard-working slogs, mostly just scenery for JKR.
Ravensclaw: brilliant students, almost totally ignored by JKR
Gryffindor: bravery before anything else (tend to be egotists). The only house JKR liked.
Slytherin: power before anything else (often evil)
I don’t know you well enough to characterize you.
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Hmmmm. Why did she invent four houses and then ignore three of them lol
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Funny, I just had a thought. What if she stumbles on this post or is a follower? 😆 you’ll need more than a sorting hat to explain. I know I’m late responding to this post.
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Who?
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The literary agent
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😀 Please tell me you just took an online test.
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I did even better. I told the truth. Oddly enough, I’m still waiting to hear back 😂
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Ooh! You are a bold one! Let’s hope they’re not hung up on silly issues like that.
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The truth will set you free. Or possibly end my writing career. Something like that.
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Either, or.
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Possibly both?
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You know, if you ever need a reference person to vouch for your ne’er give up attitude, I may know someone…
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Please pass me their details. I’ll be eternally grateful.
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Ha ha! How would I phrase that? “Stephen demonstrates an unwavering tenacity in his repeated insistence to ensure our conversations do not terminate prematurely…”
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….
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…Though I do have to spell things out for him sometimes….
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I reckon we can keep this thread going to Easter at least.
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Especially if I get busy and can’t get to my comments for a month. Easter’s pretty late this year.
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Yes. There’s a lot of chocolate to be eaten at that time of year.
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Did you do the Pottermore quiz? I am so curious! I’m a Ravenclaw myself!
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Guess 😉
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