Pottermore Sorting Hat Questions?

Question

For those that have made it into Pottermore early, I'm curious as to what the questions and answers are for the Sorting Hat.

I have heard there are 7 questions per person, out of an unknown number of questions total.

The only ones that I have seen previewed are:

When you die what would you most like people to do when they hear your name?
1. Miss you and smile.
2. Ask for more stories about your adventures.
3. Think in admiration of your achievements.
4. I don't care what people think of me when I'm dead, it's when I'm alive that matters.

Another supposed question is:
Heads or Tails?

And, I've also heard rumours of one that is Forest or River.

I think in the first question it is:
1 - Hufflepuff
2 - Gryffindor
3 - Ravenclaw
4 - Slytherin

and I suppose heads vs tales is if you're between two houses.


Well, I want to hear that questions you were asked, questions you've heard might be on the test, and what house do you think each answer relates to.

Answer 1

Water relates to slytherin so I'm guessing a water related answer would lead you to being a slytherin. Anything to do with earth is a hufflepuff answer, anything to do with fire is a gryffindor answer and anything to do with air is a ravenclaw answer, ofcourse there are only a few questions relating to these 4 elements.

If you could create a new potion that would give you one thing, what would you choose? Love, Glory, or Wisdom? In this question hufflepuff would choose Love and all the other nice 'cute' answers. A ravenclaws answer in that same question would obviously be wisdom.



How would you like to be remembered in history?

- Being Wise

- Being Good

- Being Bold

- Being Brave

Gryffindors would choose being bold or being brave as its one of their traits :). I just gave a few examples but there is a lot more info on this website (someone posted about 30 odd questions from the pottermore sorting hat quiz).



Hope I helped! See you on pottermore XD

Answer 2

Everybody who thinks "left or right" or "heads or tails" is irrelevant is so thick. J.K. is not an idiot, she put them there for a reason. If anybody knows anything about psychology they would realize that those answers have insight into some body's temperament. No, it's not a cut-out of your personality but it's good enough to reveal things you might not know yourself. Example, heads might lead towards Gryffindor and Slytherin because they are more dominant inclined, while Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are associated with tails since they are less so.

If you want to be closed-minded and act like you know the houses better than anyone, so be it. Ruin the experience for yourself.

Anyways, there were other questions like "what traits do you fear possessing" and "which magical creature would you like to study?" And another with 4 boxes as options. :) Good luck with your sorting everyone!

Answer 3

hey, I haven't recieved my welcome email yet, but I just wanted to comment on the answer above me about waiting and re applying in October because of your house... You are the reason that sites like these fail and have faults! If everyone did that to get into their favourite house, gryffindor might have 98% of the users and the others none making the site flawed and not worth using. People like YOU ruin it for the rest of us for your own selfish ways.

Answer 4

I think that the questions are different for each person to prevent cheating your way into your favorite house. The questions that I remember getting are as follows.



1. Heads or tails?

2. Stars or moon?

3. If there was a fire and Merlin's book of spells, 1000 years of student records, and a nearly perfected cure for Dragonspox were in danger of being destroyed, in which order would you choose to save these objects?

4. If you could create a new potion that would give you one thing, what would you choose? Love, Glory, or Wisdom?

5. You are walking along and you reach a crossroads, one path leads to the sea, one through a forest, and a third to a castle. Which path would you choose to tread?

6. Amortentia is a potion that smells of what attracts a person. Would you smell a crackling fire, new parchment, the sea?



And that's all I remember. I gave the answers of tails, stars, Merlin's book then the cure then the records, wisdom, the castle, and the sea. And my house? SLYTHERIN!

Answer 5

Interesting questions... myself, Nightdream111, will likely get Hufflepuff. I just gotta get my welcome email! >_<

Answer 6

I haven't received my welcome email yet but I have heard that it's not one specific set for everyone. Also, the questions and answers are designed so you won't be able to decipher which answer will lead to a particular house. Just answer honestly, that way you will know the right answer from J.K Rowling herself unlike other fan-made quizzes made. I can't wait for my letter! My Best Regards ~Me<3

Answer 7

ScarletCyanide, you realize the questions are different for everyone, right? There are not "set" of questions. There's no way you can cheat your way into a house, unless you're really, really trying. JKR said she came up with over 200 questions, and they will be picked at random. So get off your high horse.

Answer 8

Phoenix, I think the fact that you are complaining about this shows you are a Slytherin.

Answer 9

I haven't gotten my welcome letter yet, but I'm really hoping to be sorted into Slytherin. *Polishes wand and hasn't taken off Slytherin necklace in over a month*



You should youtube other peoples sortings and see what they got. I'm sure plenty of people have done so.

Answer 10

Hello, SkyHawthorn45 here, unfortunately the questions are different for everyone as well the answers. It is impossible to go back to see the questions also for you can never be sorted again. I personally, as well as others i'm sure, don't remember these questions because the sorting goes by fast and the revelation of your house doesn't make you think about the questions at all. Hope i helped.

Answer 11

One was something like 'theres a *name i've forgotten* and it goes to the scent that you like the best. What is it?'

I can only remember a few answers...

-River.

-New scroll. (probably Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff because they're hardworking and smart.)

-Fire burning.



It's not word for word, but still :)

Answer 12

Moon or Stars



Something about a plant, and if it tried to lure you, what would you smell?



I got most of what you said too.

Answer 13

im sure one is, dawn or dusk. another one is, right or left. and if ur in a forest and u hear a voice wat do u look at first? im so nervous of wat im going to get in!

Answer 14

I got sorted today- Slytherin- eugh!



I had questions like, "Left or Right" and You come to a fork in the road- do you go to the beach, woods or castle. How on Earth is this supposed to successfully sort someone? I hate the house it chose for me- I'm so a Ravenclaw it's not even funny- and I'm thinking about simply waiting now until October and re-registering as I seriously do not want to be in Slytherin!