Pottermore Article: Pottermore Sorting Hat Questions and Options

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Pottermore Sorting Hat Questions and Options

posted by JAlanaE

These are the questions and answer options from the Sorting Hat demonstration at the Pottermore Press Conference:

Question 1: When you die what would you most like people to do when they hear your name?
* Miss you and smile
* Ask for more stories about your adventures
* Think in admiration of your achievements
* I don't care what people think about me when after I'm dead, it's when I'm alive that matters.

Question 2: Once every century, the Flutterby Bush produces flowers that adapt their scent to attract the unwary. If it lured you, it would smell of:
* The sea
* Fresh parchment
* Home
* A crackling log fire

Question 3: River or Forest?
* River
* Forest

Question 4: Heads or Tails?
* Heads
* Tails

If you have already been sorted and would like to share the questions you have been asked, please post them in the comments and I will add them to this article!

Already reported by Pottermore users:

-> If you could create a new potion that would give you one thing, what would you choose?
* Love
* Glory
* Wisdom
* Power

-> Black or white?
* Black
* White

-> Moon or stars?
* Moon
* Stars

-> Left or right?
* Left
* Right

-> Dawn or dusk?
* Dawn
* Dusk

-> In a fire, in which order would you save a nearly perfected cure for dragon pox that the headmaster has been working on for years, student school records dating back 1000 years and Merlin's book?
* cure, records, book
* cure, book, records
* records, cure, book
* records, book, cure
* book, cure, records
* book, records, cure

-> Which path would you take?
* Through the forest
* To the castle
* On the beach

-> What do you find hardest to deal with?
* boredom
* cold
* hunger
* loneliness
* being ignored

-> What are you most excited to learn about at Hogwarts?
* Apparition
* Everything magic
* Transfiguration
* Flying brooms
* Hexes and curses
* Magical creatures
* Exploring the castle

-> What do you do if you catch someone cheating?
* Cover for them
* Tell the professor without telling the student
* Confront the student
* Confess it to the whole class

Only partly remembered:

-> What do you most want to be known as?
* The good
* The wise
* The kind
* The great
Others

What is your greatest fear?
* Small spaces
* Heights
* Being alone
Others

prim17luvr101, medouri and 11 others like this

JAlanaE I actually think 4 questions are too few to get a good result... I would most like to be asked ALL the questions JKR made!

r-pattz Don't worry, you're asked more than four questions! I was asked maybe eight or so? Here are others I know of: Moon or stars? Left or right? Dawn or dusk? In a fire, in which order would you save a nearly perfected cure for dragon pox that the headmaster has been working on for years, student school records dating back 1000 years, and Merlin's book? (Not sure of the wording in that one, but I know those were the three objects and I got the gist of them.) Then there was a question along the lines of "what do you most want to be known as," and there were maybe six options like the good, the wise, the kind, the great, etc. What's your greatest fear? And the answer responses are small spaces, heights, being alone, and something else. I can't remember. :S Which path would you take? Through the forest, to the castle, or on the beach. I hope that eases your mind a bit! You don't get to be asked all of Jo's questions - my sister and I got slightly different sorting quizzes - but I think it's enough to get a good result. :)

smoore23 Still waiting on my email :(

dannylynn92 omg im so freaking out i don't know! im tottaly stressing? is it timed i cant fail it can i ?!

owlpost For the one about the potion, you can also choose power. There's one about what you find hardest to deal with, and the options are boredom, cold, hunger, loneliness and being ignored. Also, I think the one about fear previously mentioned is actually a wand question. Then there's one about what you're most excited to learn about at Hogwarts, and the options are Apparition, Everything Magic, Transfiguration, Flying Brooms, Hexes and Curses, Magical Creatures, and exploring the castle. The last one I know is something about catching someone cheating, and you can either cover for them, tell the professor without telling the student, confront the student, or confess it to the whole class.

JAlanaE @owlpost: Thanks for the additions! Are you sure that exactly this question about fear was a wand question? I know that there's a wand question about fear with other answer options (like fire and similar), so maybe there's one fear question for each with other options?

pink-bookworm Still waiting for email:(:(

LifesGoodx3 I don't remember the wording, but it was basically "Which superpower would you rather have?" Invisibility Super strength Change appearance at will Change the past Read minds I'm not sure if those are all the answers or not.

BellaLovett ^That one was my favorite question I absolutely loved it and it was so easy for me, I chose changing appearance

pink-bookworm Which goblet would you drink? 1. A sparkling substance ( there is more to it but I couldn't be bothered) 2. A purple liquid 3. A hot yellow liquid 4. A ink like substance

unicorn41 I think the questions should be more personality based. On any other house test I have taken on the internet I was placed in Slytherin. On Pottermore they put me in Ravenclaw. There should be a resort button until you get to the house you want to be put in. It won't let me out of book one and I have done it four times already. GEEEEEZZZZ!!!!!

Jenjen_bunny Some of these questions I didn't even get asked!!! D: Not fair~ TT TT

Lani27 What is your greatest fear? (Add "Darkness") Another question: What do you pride yourself most one? (There are several options including "Imagination", etc) And the "What do you want to be known as" is actually "What do you want to be known as to history?" And the options are "The Bold", "The Good", "The Wise", and "The Great".

Sasukes_Gurl I remember I got a question that went something like this: If you could open one chest, which would it be? -A pewter chest engraved with 'I only open for the worthy' -A box with something squeaking inside. -A tempting golden box (can't quite remember the details) -A sleek black box that has the mark of Merlin on it. Can't remember it word for word though :P