Talk:Hogwarts AU/@comment-26299920-20150411011251/@comment-71.202.34.227-20151011140411

It's because of the way the hat works. When someone fits two houses, the hat might listen to them, I.E. Harry Choosing Gryfindor over Slytherin. Or, the hat might put you where it thinks you belong, Like putting Nevil in Gryffindor despite him thinking he should be in Hufflepuff. I haven't seen divergent, but I'd assume the reason they switched is because Hiccup might fit the House of the Just, but he doesn't fit the Peaceful group.

As a fanfiction author, I also say there is more opportunity with Hiccup in Hufflepuff. He already has low self esteem from not being as strong as the other Vikings, putting him in Hufflepuff can be an outlet to writing the same kind of angst in a Hogwarts setting.

I also tried taking one of those what house are you quizes and answering as Hiccup and Rapunzel. Rapunzel ended up in Ravenclaw, Hiccup ended up in Hufflepuff (But each was only one point different from the other.)