I agree with this--had Hermione been in Ravenclaw, I don't think Harry or Ron would have gone out of their way to befriend her... not that they did, but they wouldn't have had enough classes with her to get annoyed by her, and so they wouldn't have made her cry. They wouldn't have had that bonding experience with the troll and none of their adventures would have really gotten much traction because then Harry would have died the first time he tried to do anything without Hermione's help. :| especially since it took Harry all of four years before he got even remotely interested in any sort of house unity.

Evy//Ravenclaw//5