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[housecarder]

So I have to ask if you have been sorted into your Ilvermorny house on Pottermore yet? What house did you get? What is your Hogwarts house?

[LadyNymeria]

Haven't done my Ilvermorny house yet, but I'm a Ravenclaw like you!!

I grew up in MA so I think it's super cool Ilvermorny is in MA!! I always assumed it would end up being in Vermont because of the "vermo" in the name.

[housecarder]

I'm a Ravenclaw and was sorted into Thunderbird.

Pottermore said this about the house:
Named by Chadwick Boot after his favourite magical beast, the Thunderbird, a beast that can create storms as it flies. Thunderbird house is sometimes considered to represent the soul of a witch or wizard. It is also said that Thunderbird favours adventurers.

JKR has said that Ilvermorny and Hogwarts don't have direct equivalents in their houses but Thunderbird seems like Griffyndor and the colors are red and gold on the page. What do you all think?

[LadyNymeria]

Thunderbirds sound pretty cool! I want to make storms as I fly!!

[housecarder]

Thunderbird= soul
Horned Serpent= mind
Pukwudgie= heart
Wampus= body

[housecarder]

Their sorting ceremony sounds pretty cool:
While the rest of the school watches from the circular balcony overhead, new students file into the round entrance hall. They stand around the walls and, one by one, are called to stand on the symbol of the Gordian Knot set into the middle of the stone floor. In silence the school then waits for the enchanted carvings to react. If the Horned Serpent wants the student, the crystal set into its forehead will light up. If the Wampus wants the student, it roars. The Thunderbird signifies its approval by beating its wings, and the Pukwudgie will raise its arrow into the air.

[icedtea]

I'm a Gryffindor according to Pottermore, though I don't know that it's accurate.

H ended up in Slytherin! I haven't done the new one yet.

[Deleted]

I'm Ravenclaw and Wampus

[icedtea]

I can't remember my Pottermore password. Grr.

[housecarder]

Jun 29, 2016 18:34:15 GMT -5 icedtea said:

I can't remember my Pottermore password. Grr.

I had to make a new account since they switched over. You can transfer your old stuff over but I just resorted myself.

[amandamh2]

Before the re-launch of Pottermore I was a Gryffindor but after the switch I wound up in Hufflepuff. My Ilvermorny house is Pukwudgie. I loved reading all about it!

[icedtea]

Oh I might have to rejoin.

[teraiin]

Jun 29, 2016 18:36:44 GMT -5 housecarder said:

Jun 29, 2016 18:34:15 GMT -5 icedtea said:

I can't remember my Pottermore password. Grr.

I had to make a new account since they switched over. You can transfer your old stuff over but I just resorted myself.

I think I need to make a new account. I was ravenclaw...

[icedtea]

Okay, I got resorted and now I'm Hufflepuff. That hasn't happened before, but I'm cool with it.

I got Horned Serpent at Ilvermorny:

"Named by Isolt Sayre after the great horned river serpent that has a jewel set into its forehead; Horned Serpent house is sometimes considered to represent the mind of a witch or wizard. It is also said that Horned Serpent favours scholars."

[housecarder]

I like that the Ilvermorny houses don't line up with what you'd expect from the Hogwarts ones.

[abgs0924]

How have I never done this before?? I'm Ravenclaw and Horned Serpent.

[ThankfulSnail]

I am a Hufflepuff by far and was sorted into Thunderbird.

Huh.

I feel like the questions were much more vague for the Ilvermorny sorting than they were for Hogwarts. I seem to remember Hogwarts being more "what would you do if" whereas the Ilvermorny ones were more feeling-based.

[ThankfulSnail]

Jun 29, 2016 18:17:35 GMT -5 housecarder said:

Thunderbird= soul
Horned Serpent= mind
Pukwudgie= heart
Wampus= body

Based on this, I would have guessed I'd be Pukwudgie. I am surprised.

[Deleted]

Jun 29, 2016 21:44:11 GMT -5 housecarder said:

I like that the Ilvermorny houses don't line up with what you'd expect from the Hogwarts ones.

Agreed. My sister and I were discussing this yesterday, since she thought my Ravneclaw/Wampus combo was odd and I should be a Horned Serpent instead. But I like that it isn't a direct equivalency, and instead separates by different characteristics. It seems like this way too there isn't one house with a reputation like Slytherin.

[housecarder]

Jun 30, 2016 10:39:25 GMT -5 ThankfulSnail said:

I am a Hufflepuff by far and was sorted into Thunderbird.

Huh.

I feel like the questions were much more vague for the Ilvermorny sorting than they were for Hogwarts. I seem to remember Hogwarts being more "what would you do if" whereas the Ilvermorny ones were more feeling-based.

I kind of like that they are different like that. You'd expect a Ravenclaw to be in Horned Serpent and think with their mind. But each person is different and you can have intelligent, bookish people who love adventure or act from the heart.

[ThankfulSnail]

Jun 30, 2016 10:52:37 GMT -5 housecarder said:

Jun 30, 2016 10:39:25 GMT -5 ThankfulSnail said:

I am a Hufflepuff by far and was sorted into Thunderbird.

Huh.

I feel like the questions were much more vague for the Ilvermorny sorting than they were for Hogwarts. I seem to remember Hogwarts being more "what would you do if" whereas the Ilvermorny ones were more feeling-based.

I kind of like that they are different like that. You'd expect a Ravenclaw to be in Horned Serpent and think with their mind. But each person is different and you can have intelligent, bookish people who love adventure or act from the heart.

Yes, I agree that it's good they're different. I have a though time wrapping my head around it, though.

[daisy818]

I am Ravenclaw for Hogwarts and Pukwudgie for Ilvermorny. I was kind of surprised by my Ilvermorny house, but I guess it's good to have some heart!

[LadyNymeria]

I got Horned Serpent and I was already a Ravenclaw so I'm a more expected match.

[diamondsndaisies]

So I had to create a new acct because I had an old one. I am a Ravenclaw at Hogwarts and a Thunderbird at Ilvermorny.

[housecarder]

Jun 30, 2016 12:37:59 GMT -5 diamondsndaisies said:

So I had to create a new acct because I had an old one. I am a Ravenclaw at Hogwarts and a Thunderbird at Ilvermorny.

Hi twin!

[kawaiikitsune]

I am a Hufflepuff and was sorted into Pukwudgie for Ilvermorny.

[cjchio]

I'm a Gryffindor and I got sorted into Thunderbird.

My husband is a Ravenclaw and also was sorted into Thunderbird.

I want more about the houses!

[kaits8]

This is amazing, how did I not know about all of this? One of my dogs is named Gryffin(dor)


With that being said, I'm in Gryffindor and Wampus.

[Sammich_Cat]

Jul 1, 2016 7:59:26 GMT -5 cjchio said:

I'm a Gryffindor and I got sorted into Thunderbird.

+1
Which surprised me. I don't really consider myself a particularly adventurous person.
I hope she updates the wands too.  Elder wand or sycamore for me (never quite sure on blue vs blue gray eye color choice) both of which seem to have a tendency to desert the wielder which isn't comforting...

if anyone is interested in how the choices affect the result, this is how it's done:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UAZ59lsiqap1pQAAjr1ncy589LLHtHfoxyfFCrYqPGY/edit?hl=de#gid=9

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