Talk:Hogwarts AU/@comment-20055262-20150327003711/@comment-121.54.44.88-20150406043652

I think I would have to disagree with you about the part that 'the sorting hat lets us choose or own houses' beacuse if that were the case then friends who enter Hogwarts together would most likely choose the same house their friends were sorted into just to avoid separation. That's why it's called sorting for a reason, you're sorted into the house which could bring out your potential.

I'm not denying the fact that the hat makes exceptions, look at Harry Potter, the hat had said that 'he would do great in slytherin' yet it places him in Gryffindor. Be reminded that harry did not choose that house. He simply said anywhere but Slytherin, the hat could've easily putted him in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff but chose to put him in Gryffindor instead, because next to slytherin, Gryffindor is the next best choice for harry.