#arishika

I was sorted into Ravenclaw in almost all the tests I've taken on internet and even a lot more times Pottermore, but I don't feel like a Ravenclaw. I mean you have to be pretty smart for it right? And also tha Ravenclaw dorms have an enchanted door that'd allow you in only when you answer it's question and the thing is I don't think I'm that smart enough, cause I'd be standing there for minutes trying to figure out the answers. But I've been told by my friends and acquaintances that I'm smart and I feel I'm a bit of a nerd too but I like to learn about a lotta things which are intriguing enough to pique my interest,like literally from ants to space. So please help me out here. And I really like the mysterious nature of Slytherin and I'm as righteous as a Gryffindor and as hardworking as a Hufflepuff. It might sound trivial but this is triggering me into an identity crisis.🥺

hey!!

okay, well first of all-- ravenclaws are characterized by enjoying learning! which isn’t necessarily the same as being smart! you don’t have to be good at something to enjoy doing it.

second-- there are lots of different kinds of intelligence. academic intelligence isn’t the only kind of smarts out there. street smarts, emotional intelligence, all of these are things that matter just as much.

third-- it’s canon that the questions the knocker asks can have more than one answer. it’s not necessarily about deducing the RIGHT answer, but rather coming up with An answer that works. you can argue your solution, and if the knocker accepts your logic, it’ll have to let you in. so, it’s not necessarily a scramble to find the correct solution just so that it’ll let you into the common room, but rather, an attempt to logically arrive at some kind of correct answer that you’re willing to hedge your bets on.