What were the mistakes made by the Sorting Hat?

No one actually knows all the mistakes. The Sorting Hat refuses any mistake it makes. However, we know for sure that Snape was put into the wrong house and Hermione was correct when put into Gryffindor. Peter Pettigrew was put into the wrong house based on my opinion.

Why was Snape sorted into Slytherin?

Severus started at Hogwarts with Lily in 1971, where he was Sorted into Slytherin House. Snape became involved with the bullies in Slytherin House, many of whom were pure-blood supremacists. This put his friendship with Lily, a Muggle-born, under great strain until it was eventually broken in their fifth year.

Why did the Sorting Hat put Neville in Gryffindor?

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to our friends.” From the wiki: Neville Longbottom — The Sorting Hat was determined to place him in Gryffindor, but because Neville found Gryffindor’s reputation for bravery intimidating, he asked to be put in Hufflepuff.

Has the sorting hat been wrong?

The Sorting Hat needed more than five minutes to decide whether Peter Pettigrew should be Sorted into Slytherin or Gryffindor. He was, thus, a true Hatstall. It chose Gryffindor. This decision was considered a mistake by many, though the Sorting Hat itself never considered it a mistake afterwards.

Did Snape sort into the wrong house?

No. Nobody has been wrongly sorted, because the Hat makes no mistakes. The fact that Snape was ‘brave’ means little; Dumbledore was unarguably the most brilliant character, yet he was a Gryffindor, not a Ravenclaw, and so was Hermione.

Was Dumbledore a Slytherin?

Dumbledore has strong traits of all four houses: he has greater brainpower than just about any Ravenclaw, he had the ambition and drive to excel as a Slytherin (which had tragic effects when combined with Grindelwald), he had an instinct for fairness towards the downtrodden that bespeaks a Hufflepuff, and he had the …

Why didnt Hermione go to Ravenclaw?

Originally Answered: Why wasn’t Hermione in Ravenclaw? Hermione wasn’t in Ravenclaw because she valued bravery over intelligence and curiosity. She says so herself many times. One of the first things she says to Ron and Harry is “Do either of you know what house you’ll be in?

What does the Sorting Hat say about Harry Potter?

The sorting hat said that Harry would do good in Slytherin but put him in Gryffindor because the sorting hat knew he would do better in Gryffindor. While yes Snape is loyal and brave he is more cunning. I do not think the sorting hat makes mistakes, but finds stronger traits about a person and then judges off that when sorting first-years.

Do you think we know all the mistakes in the Sorting Hat?

No one actually knows all the mistakes. The Sorting Hat refuses any mistake it makes. However, we know for sure that Snape was put into the wrong house and Hermione was correct when put into Gryffindor. Peter Pettigrew was put into the wrong house based on my opinion.

How does the Sorting Hat decide what House You’re in?

At Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, the Sorting Hat determines which house the students will be in when they are only 11 years old. The students are so young when the storying occurs that it’s no wonder that the Hat sometimes makes the wrong choice. Dumbledore himself even mentions in the books that he sometimes thinks they sort the students too young.

Why was Harry Potter put in Gryffindor?

Everyone has flexible personalities. The sorting hat said that Harry would do good in Slytherin but put him in Gryffindor because the sorting hat knew he would do better in Gryffindor. While yes Snape is loyal and brave he is more cunning.