Houses at Hogwarts are both the living and learning communities for its students. Each year's group of students in the same house shares their dormitory and many classes, acting as a sort of family. The houses compete by earning points for the House Cup and playing for the Inter-House Quidditch Cup.

Each house has stereotypical traits that are grounded in reality, but students are quite diverse. Some young witches and wizards share traits with another house, like Hermione Granger's Ravenclaw-like brilliance. Others might appear the exact opposite of their house, like Neville Longbottom's lack of confidence (needing time to grow into bravery) or Luna Lovegood's ostensible disconnection from facts (keeping a creative, open mind and being perceptive). The Sorting Hat places students in the house that will benefit them the most.

The way you decide your character's house is not always by what they do, but what would make them proudest if they were strong enough to do it. Your sorting is what you want to be and what you believe in.

Think about how your character's heritage influenced their childhood experiences, and consider how those experiences have shaped your character's personality and worldview.