As I recall from the previous discussion...
Doug does enjoy the glory that comes with being a Warrior, but he can put it aside reasonably easily. And most of the blood on his hands is there for more noble reasons than the usual for someone in House Slythern. So that house was dismissed rather quickly.
While Doug's been a hero, he's also been an "average joe". Note how long it took him to start making a difference in DWII, and more importantly that he called those acts his duty - a hero of the sort that Gryffindor exemplifies would never have considered the responsibility a "duty". So that was the second house to be dismissed (although it took a while to reach that point).
After that, discussion got a bit ... intense. So I won't rehash that.
I agree with Shepherd that Ravenclaws value knowledge over everything else, and Doug merely views knowledge as a useful tool.
I also agree with Shepherd that Hufflepuffs value loyalty above everything, but I don't agree with the "my country, right or wrong" interpertation he's given them. As Bob already mentioned, Doug is loyal "To friends, to wife, to commander, to those whom you take under your wing, and those who take you in" - but he isn't blind to their faults.
More important is the Sorting Hat's next sentence: "You would gladly die in their defense." And that, as far as I can tell, is one of Doug's defining personality traits.
So I'd say Doug should be sorted into House Hufflepuff.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Doug does enjoy the glory that comes with being a Warrior, but he can put it aside reasonably easily. And most of the blood on his hands is there for more noble reasons than the usual for someone in House Slythern. So that house was dismissed rather quickly.
While Doug's been a hero, he's also been an "average joe". Note how long it took him to start making a difference in DWII, and more importantly that he called those acts his duty - a hero of the sort that Gryffindor exemplifies would never have considered the responsibility a "duty". So that was the second house to be dismissed (although it took a while to reach that point).
After that, discussion got a bit ... intense. So I won't rehash that.
I agree with Shepherd that Ravenclaws value knowledge over everything else, and Doug merely views knowledge as a useful tool.
I also agree with Shepherd that Hufflepuffs value loyalty above everything, but I don't agree with the "my country, right or wrong" interpertation he's given them. As Bob already mentioned, Doug is loyal "To friends, to wife, to commander, to those whom you take under your wing, and those who take you in" - but he isn't blind to their faults.
More important is the Sorting Hat's next sentence: "You would gladly die in their defense." And that, as far as I can tell, is one of Doug's defining personality traits.
So I'd say Doug should be sorted into House Hufflepuff.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012