True. If she'd sorted into Ravenclaw, though, she'd have ended up 'smarter' than in Gryffindor. Being surrounded by bright, intellectually creative and curious people would have helped her develop different ways of learning, I think, rather than being surrounded by anti-intellectual Gryffindors. And she did have some creativity and problem-solving ability, if the Marietta hex is anything to go by... Who knows, if that was the way to compete, she might have done OK. She certainly would have focused on it a lot more.
Even in an intellectual environment she might have been just as isolated as in Gryffindor, if not more. From the little we saw of Ravenclaw I got the impression it could be quite bitchy and cliquey ... or am I just projecting there? Without the ability to be useful to a couple of slackers, and seeming so uptight and awkward, she might have found it even harder to make friends. Luna? She'd need to learn her serenity if she didn't fit in.
Your point stands. She got into Gryffindor because she wanted to be the best, so if she failed that would hurt.
OTOH, she might have managed it. There were only a handful of Ravenclaws to compete with, after all. If she could develop creative problem-solving, and as driven as she was, who knows?
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Date: 2014-02-08 10:32 pm (UTC)Even in an intellectual environment she might have been just as isolated as in Gryffindor, if not more. From the little we saw of Ravenclaw I got the impression it could be quite bitchy and cliquey ... or am I just projecting there? Without the ability to be useful to a couple of slackers, and seeming so uptight and awkward, she might have found it even harder to make friends. Luna? She'd need to learn her serenity if she didn't fit in.
Your point stands. She got into Gryffindor because she wanted to be the best, so if she failed that would hurt.
OTOH, she might have managed it. There were only a handful of Ravenclaws to compete with, after all. If she could develop creative problem-solving, and as driven as she was, who knows?