Recently, it came to my attention that J.K. Rowling had released an updated sorting hat quiz for you to find out what Hogwarts house you'd be sorted into on Pottermore.com, and people were freaking out. At first, I didn't really give it much thought. I mean, I'm a busy boy! Who cares if the quiz changed!
But then I realized something: I totally care! So, I took the quiz, and this Ravenclaw is now...
a Hufflepuff!
I couldn't believe it. I was shocked, I was confused, and I didn't know what to do with myself. I felt like my entire identity had changed, and that's no way to live! So, I've compiled a How-To guide to help you survive this drastic change.
1. Dont' panic!
Everyone has been freaking out over this, and I think people need to look at this positively! So you were sorted into a new house. So what? People change, so it shouldn't come as a shock that our characteristics and attitudes would change our house sorting. It's not like we have our own Sorting Hat to be completely sure! So relax, take a deep breath, make yourself a cup of tea, and move forward with this new information.
2. Embrace your new house.
Be excited! Being sorted into a new house is like going on an adventure to a new place -- you have no clue what you're doing and have no idea what's to come, but you're excited for the rode ahead anyway. It's kind of like you're driving to a new location without looking at a... Marauder's Map. (See what I did there?)
3. Don't freak out.
I realize that I started this list with "Don't panic!" and I know that "Don't freak out" is a very similar phrase, but I just really think it needs to be crucial to this list that you remain calm. You will get through this.
4. Respect the quiz results.
There was a split second after I got my quiz results that I thought to myself, "What quiz? I didn't take any quiz! I'm still a Ravenclaw!" That's not cool. The sorting hat doesn't lie, people! So if you take the quiz and get sorted into a house that wasn't your original one, accept your fate and move on.
5. Don't be a whiney baby.
I promise that you changing houses isn't the end of the world. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill and I promise you that you'll survive, no matter how traumatic this ordeal may be at this point in time. Tomorrow is a new day, and you'll still be whatever new house you're in, so you might as well accept it and buy some new merchandise to deck out your room in your new house colors.
Just remember, folks, that when it comes to the wonderful Wizarding World, J.K. Rowling knows best, and if she says you're in a different house now, you'd better believe her.
