Sorting Hat thoughts?

[jacedesbff.livejournal.com]

I recently read a really good Harry Potter-Avengers crossover with a Clint/Natasha focus that got me thinking about how the Avengers (notably our delightful 'ship yacht) would/should be sorted. I've seen it discussed here and there but decided to throw it out as a post of its own. How do you think the Avengers should be sorted?

I'm putting my thoughts under a

Clint - Hufflepuff. Just, loyal, hard-working, doesn't have to be in the thick of things, is just off getting the job done, not concerned with glory or accolades - but is actually the one overseeing the entire picture and having everyone's backs [owning up to bias: I am a dyed-in-the-wool, flag-waving, yellow and black-wearing Hufflepuff. Just sayin'. :-)]

Natasha - Slytherin. Seriously? Ambitious (to be the best in her chosen profession), cunning, doesn't let anyone stand in her way, focused, ruthless, effects change in the world around her. Again I say - seriously? (Every crossover fic I've read, save one, had her in Slytherin. The lone holdout had her in Gryffindor. It made it very hard for me to take the rest of the story seriously. Not that I have issues. ::ahem::)

Tony - Slytherin. I considered Gryffindor or Ravenclaw (either of which an argument could be made for), but ambitious, cunning, doesn't let anything stand in his way, charging his way through life to bend the world to his will. IMHO, dude's a Slytherin.

Bruce - Ravenclaw. I could explain my reasons, but it seems REALLY unnecessary. :-)

Thor - Gryffindor. I mean, come on.

Steve - Gryffindor. Again, every story but one has put him in Gryffindor, and that one put him in Hufflepuff. I copped earlier to being a 'Puff and being very biased in their favor (and towards the idea that we're underrated as a general rule), but I simply can't see Captain American as anything but a Lion.

Fury - Slytherin. There is way too much conniving going on there to quite let him slide over into Gryffindor. But I would certainly respect the argument.

Coulson - Hufflepuff. Doesn't need glory, loyal beyond reason to those he supports and cares for, does all of the work in the background w/o which everything else would fall apart. SUCH a Hufflepuff.

Maria Hill - good question. Thoughts? I would say either Gryffindor or Slytherin, but I'm genuinely not sure. Maybe someone who knows more of her backstory from actual comic canon??

Jane Foster - Ravenclaw. 'Nuf said.

Pepper Potts - Hufflepuff. See above explanations. :-)

Bottom line, though, I do believe that a Hufflepuff and a Slytherin can find true and lasting love together. :D And they shall have sweet Slytherpuff spawn in AU Avengers/HP-crossover-land. *snortlaughs* Of COURSE they will! LOL


Obviously Natasha and Clint are the focus, but I threw in the rest b/c that really good fic motivated me, dangit! :-) Love to hear your thoughts!

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[frea-o.livejournal.com]

I see Maria Hill as a Gryffindor. I know a little bit of her comics background, though it's patchy and I ignore bits and pieces of it at will in my WIP about her and Natasha, but she's got the bravery thing down in spades. After all, she was a Marine who got hired by SHIELD by being a BAMF at Madripoor. Not saying all Marines are Gryffindors, just that "Everyone on three!" really fits with her character. The movie showed she's not really all that cunning, which knocks out Slytherin and Ravenclaw for me. Hufflepuff? Maybe, but there are cutscenes in the film where she's not exactly showing great loyalty (I'm grateful those scenes were cut; I like Maria being a bit of a hard-edged woman with some real reservations about the superabilities/reliance upon superheroes, but the movie cutscenes pushed that likability down a little too much).

She is ambitious (in the comics, she runs SHIELD), so she could theoretically be a Slytherin, I guess, but her lack of cunning still rings Gryffindor for me.

[jacedesbff.livejournal.com]

Hi new friend!! :D *waves*

VERY interesting treatise on Maria Hill. Exactly the kind of thing I was wondering. I remember reading in various fics that she ends up in charge of SHIELD, which does immediately make one think Slytherin, but many a Gryffindor has been known to run corporations, as well (Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, as well, for that matter.) I could definitely go with your Gryffindor assessment - love it!

[frea-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I've given Maria Hill probably too much thought since the movie came out. But a friend of mine has pointed out that she COULD be a Slytherin and she is ambitious enough for it, maybe, in the film (there's not much characterization). And I could concede, but I think a true Slytherin would've been better at manipulating Fury. Unless Fury likes having somebody contrary as his 2IC and then Maria Hill is playing it pitch perfect so that she can someday take over.

That sound is Maria Hill's possible brilliance giving me a headache. ;) This is why I'm a Ravenclaw. I prefer books to people.

[hufflepuffsneak.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, all I heard was WIP about Natasha and Maria. Sounds awesome!

That's the great thing about sorting - you can make an argument for any house!

[frea-o.livejournal.com]

And then every argument basically gets overlooked when the character asks the hat, "Can I be in Hufflepuff?" Right? ;)

About the WIP, if you're curious about it, I've posted the first part (there are six) that I wrote for a challenge. I haven't advertised here because I won't be able to write the next five parts until November and it doesn't get Clint/Natasha-y until the third part, though Clint is in all six parts. And he's funny. I've got it on my LJ right here (http://frea-o.livejournal.com/4478.html) if you wanna see. It's a lot of Maria and Natasha figuring out each other, SHIELD, how to be taken seriously in tight uniforms, romance, and saving the world.