It’s time to put your magical thinking cap on, readers. Recently, an article came out sorting metropolitan areas of the US into Hogwarts houses, and while Nashville + Memphis were sorted, our Scenic City didn’t make the cut.
As people often say, it’s better to do things yourself anyways, so that leads us to the fun mystery of finding out what house you think best suites Chattanooga — Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, or Hufflepuff?
If you wouldn’t classify yourself as a Harry Potter fan and have no idea why we’re using these silly words, or if you need a refresher, don’t fret. Here are the characteristics of each Hogwarts house:
Gryffindor
Traits | With the mascot of a lion, this house is full of those who are courageous, daring, chivalrous + have a strong moral compass.
Weaknesses | Hot-headed in a react first, think later way, reckless + arrogant (sometimes need a slice of humble pie).
Ravenclaw
Traits | With the eagle serving as its mascot, this house is known for its constant pursuit of knowledge, curiosity, creativity + individualism — for those that are into Enneagrams, Ravenclaws are totally a Type 4.
Weaknesses | Can come off as disconnected from the outside world, arrogant (such know-it-alls) + tend to be loners.
Slytherin
Traits | These slithering snakes of Hogwarts tend to be ambitious, cunning (a tad-bit cheeky, those Slytherins can be), resourceful + determined.
Weaknesses | With Machiavellian tendencies — “the end justifies the means” — this house tends to be power-hungry and discriminatory to those they don’t see as fit.
Hufflepuff
Traits | Headed by a badger, this house is loyal, dedicated, honest, and humble (so much in fact, they would blush at this list).
Weaknesses | Can come across as naive or gullible due to their optimism, tend to have lower self-esteem + can lack ambition.
Now that you have an idea of what each house is made of, where would you sort Chattanooga? Editor Haley personally votes Hufflepuff, find out why in the results.
