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[deird1]

Pet peeve on the subject of Hogwarts houses: people deciding that, clearly, a character must be in Slytherin, just because they're evil.

So Angelus, Spike, Lex Luthor, Scorpius, Sylar, Biff Tannen, Reynard, Norman Osborn, Kate Argent, Fire Lord Ozai, and Magneto are clearly all in Slytherin. And there is no personality difference between them. No difference in how they'd each approach a problem.



Seriously, I'm pretty sure that Angelus is a Ravenclaw, and Lex Luthor (at least in his Smallville incarnation) is a Griffindor.

Also, Veronica Mars – who is, in no way, at all evil – is clearly a Slytherin.

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[deird1]

See, that's actually quite tricky, because I'm coming into it knowing what houses they're in, so I'm terribly biased.

I think my sorting selections are mainly based on "How do they approach problems?", "How do they instinctively react?", and "How could you insult them?". (On the third: I don't much mind if you call me cowardly, or disloyal or lazy, or helpless. But if you imply I'm stupid, I'll be horribly offended – because I'm a Ravenclaw.)

Sirius Black, as far as I can tell, approaches problems by rushing in full-speed without stopping to think. Which is something of a Griffindor mood. He's the one I'm most sure is in the correct house. As for the others, I'm not so certain.