Sorted into Ravenclaw house, Lockhart was soon achieving good marks in his schoolwork, but there was always a kink in his nature that made him increasingly unsatisfied. If he was not first and best, he would rather not participate at all.
Lockhart's fraudulent lifestyle has proven a certain degree of cunning, resourcefulness and disregard for rules, qualities that fall under the specifics of Slytherin, which he was narrowly able to avoid being sorted into. In addition to his other flaws, Lockhart may have had a spiteful streak in him.
All of you remember the charming yet silly teacher for Defense against Dark Arts : he was beyond contest the most vain professor that Hogwarts ever welcomed.
It also may have sorted him into Ravenclaw because of his ability to affect the minds of others and while he was not intelligent himself, Lockhart did have a talent for using spells that affected other peoples minds (if only the Memory Charm).
Presumably purchasing or inheriting her wand at the age of eleven, Sybill attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which she referred to as her 'home'. Being Sorted into Ravenclaw by 1973 at the latest, she may have been a member of the Slug Club because of her ancestry.
Born in the late 1920s to Muggle parents, Myrtle Warren started her Hogwarts life in the early 1940s, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw. She had no friends, and was bullied relentlessly because of her glasses and acne. But she would soon have all of eternity to get her own back.
Under the influence of her father, Dolores grew up despising her mother and brother for their lack of magical abilities. She was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and hated her time at the school due to never being given any positions of power.
Rowling has stated in an interview that Hagrid was in Gryffindor house during his time as a student. When he comes into possession of an acromantula, he is expelled from Hogwarts as his pet is believed to be the "monster of Slytherin".
He wasn't in any house. He attended Durmstrang and they expelled him when he pushed the limits of decency when it came to dark magic even by Durmstrang's standards.
Myrtle Elizabeth Warren (c. 1929 – June 1943), more commonly known after her death as Moaning Myrtle, was a Muggle-born witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1940 to 1943 and was sorted into Ravenclaw house.
Because she simply doesn't fit into that house. She doesn't value the things they value. She values bravery, and is a brave person; she also values intelligence and learning, and she is intelligent and loves to learn. This is why she could have been either Gryffindor or Ravenclaw.
No. You are sorted into a house based on what you value, not the traits you posses. Percy valued the Gryffindor traits and therefore was sorted into Gryffindor. But he (harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Percy WEASLEY) was also very brave, especially when he decided to come back to his family and during the battle of Hogwarts.
McGonagall was born a half-blood witch as her father was a Muggle and her mother a witch. McGonagall began her Hogwarts education at the age of eleven and was sorted into Gryffindor after being the longest ever Hatstall between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.
In turn, Umbridge acts in the open, from a position of power, being the Minister of Magic's right hand. She's not a Death Eater masquerading as a government official — she's just an awful person taking advantage of being in a top position.
As do most wizards and witches from Britain, Moody attended Hogwarts as a child, reportedly being sorted into the Hufflepuff house. He was extremely studious and earned exceptional grades during his time at the prestigious school, with apparent pressure from his parents to achieve the academic success he did.
Dobby was the resident house-elf of Malfoy Manor, serving Lucius Malfoy, his wife Narcissa, and their only son Draco. They treated Dobby with unkindness and cruelty, often reminding him to perform extra punishments on himself whenever he did something disagreeable to them. The Malfoys were harsh and abused Dobby often.
At Hogwarts, she, along with her sisters, was sorted into Slytherin. It is suggested in the novels that, as a student, Bellatrix associated with a group of students – including Rodolphus Lestrange, Severus Snape, Avery, Evan Rosier and Wilkes – who nearly all became Death Eaters.
During his Sorting Ceremony, the Sorting Hat wavered between placing him in Slytherin or Gryffindor. After a deliberation of more than five minutes (making Pettigrew a Hatstall), the Hat decided to sort him into Gryffindor.
