Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Ravenclaw Forever

Every so often I take online Harry Potter Hogwarts Sorting Hat quizzes. I always come up with Ravenclaw. This one claims to be the most scientific of the online Sorting Hats. So, there you go...


The sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw!
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Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose intelligence is surest."
Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable.
Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and Ron's affections), and Luna Lovegood (daughter of The Quibbler magazine's editor).

Take the most scientific Harry Potter Quiz ever created.
Get Sorted Now!

I swear I'm not trying to "game the system." I know the questions I could fake to get into the House I wanted, which would be a very Slytherin thing to do.

I know a lot of Slytherins, and get on with them really well. In these online quizzes, House of Slytherin always has a strong showing in my personality. Despite having produced more Dark Wizards than any other House, Slytherin really isn't so bad. Not many people know that most "Mommy Bloggers" are either Muggles or House of Slytherin. It's true.

Roger Scruton on 'Why Beauty Matters.'

This is a provocative polemic on the aesthetics of beauty, and why beauty is essential to civilization. It's quite long, about an hour, but I strongly recommend you allocate some time to watch it. I think this is an important topic, and it would mean a lot to me if my friends and allies watched it.


 You can read Roger Scruton's thoughts on this subject here:

Beauty and Desecration