The Big Five Personality Ratory In Harry Potter's World

do it and thus he was placed in the next best house suited for him. For a Harry Potter fan taking the Pottermore quiz, it would not be dissimilar for them to answer the questions in such a way that causes them to be placed in one house over another at the end whether they answered the questions truthfully or not. In a way, the sorting hat can also be viewed as the scorer for a test such as the Big Five personality inventory in Harry Potter’s world. It analyzes a person’s traits, qualities, motivations, and inner strengths while it sits on one of the student’s heads mirroring the way the Big Five test scores a person’s answers in reverse and then totaling them to give an objective rating of where they measure on each scale of the five dimensions (Meyer). According to the hat, wherever they fall on these dimensions determines what house the student gets placed into at Hogwarts …show more content…
Being sorted into a house by the sorting hat mimics the process of the Big Five personality inventory and how high or low a person falls on different personality scales. Each house at Hogwarts possesses its own qualities and traits that are then conveyed through the students sorted into them and these traits of the varying houses reflect each person’s personality type. Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws, and Slytherins are found all over the world and in all types, ages, and genders of people and while all these people share similar qualities, they each bring something unique to their own house. When taking the Pottermore quiz a person’s true feelings can expose themselves and either surprise them or please them depending on how well a person thinks they know themselves. The magical world of Harry may seem like a far-fetched idea with flying broomsticks, magic potions, and mythical creatures; however, the reality of it lies within the