Harry Potter Sorting Houses

Professor Stephen Brown of Ulster University, after conducting an interview study of readers ages 7 and up, says there are four types of Harry Potter readers, and they correspond to the four houses:

His research found ‘Hufflepuff’ readers take the tales at a slow, steady and systematic pace and enjoy re-reading the books over and over.

‘Gryffindor’ readers are eager and energetic and will devour the latest Potter book in one sitting, but quickly move on to new things.

‘Ravenclaws’ are subversive and take the stories with a pinch of salt, while ‘Slytherin’ readers are not fussed about the books.  They prefer the films but pretend to have read the books when it suits them.

Read the entire article here.

Thoughts?  Do you see a correspondence between the house you think you’d belong to and the way you read the books?  Is he on to something? [click to continue…]

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