I've always thought it is because you are not necessarily sorted based on the qualities you have, but the qualities you value. So you could have no natural intelligence what so ever, but if you thought learning was the most important thing you could do, you would still be a Ravenclaw (you would just have to work super hard).
So Hermione's line in SS/PS "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things -- friendship and bravery." is really the biggest clue to her sorting. She may possess and use the intelligence of a Ravenclaw, but she values bravery more.
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Date: 2011-11-13 02:49 pm (UTC)So Hermione's line in SS/PS "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things -- friendship and bravery." is really the biggest clue to her sorting. She may possess and use the intelligence of a Ravenclaw, but she values bravery more.
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