In celebration ofReturn to Hogwarts,and in anticipation of Season 4 ofStranger Things, the Sorting Hat has grouped your favorite characters from the magical universe of Hawkins, Indiana into their rightful Hogwarts houses. Of course, there are a lot of courageous, loyal Gryffindors inStranger Things.There are also some brainy, curious Ravenclaws; some friendly, kind Hufflepuffs; and some ambitious, potentially-evil Slytherins. If some of these choices are controversial, it’s only because the characters are so good that it’s hard to place them in only one house!
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Mike Wheeler - Gryffindor
Mike (Finn Wolfhard) is centrally concerned with doing what’s right and protecting his friends. Like fellow Gryffindors, Harry, McGonagall, and Dumbledore, Mike is a leader at heart, working hard to discover what the best choices are and then convincing others to go along with those choices. Mike would make a good politician or school headmaster someday.
Eleven - Ravenclaw
Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) may not be as outwardly intellectual as Dustin, but she has incredible mental abilities that far exceed those of other characters. She essentially has magical powers, but this is only because she underwent almost-academic training for how to channel the full potential of her mind to perform magic. Eleven is also a brilliant puzzle-solver, but she does not have the same language or social skills as her peers (especially at first), so she struggles to communicate the knowledge that she already has. Eleven’s counterpart from theHarry Potteruniverse is Luna Lovegood.
Joyce Byers - Gryffindor
Joyce (Winona Ryder) is focused, above all else, on protecting her family, and she is brave enough to face any obstacle to rescue Will. She is even brave and loyal enough to continue pursuing her line of thinking – that Will is still alive and that she can talk to him through the lights/electricity – even though everyone else thinks she has gone insane. Joyce stands up not only to her enemies (Dr. Brenner, demogorgons, etc) but also to her friends and family (Jonathan, Hopper, Lonnie, etc). She does not give up until she gets everyone to listen to her and believe that Will is still out there and that something supernatural is going on.
Jim Hopper - Gryffindor
Even though Hopper (David Harbour) is the Hawkins Chief of Police, he is also willing to break rules in order to ultimately uphold justice (such as breaking into Hawkins Lab or punching the mayor to get answers). Just as the Gryffindors inHarry Potterrefuse to obey the Death Eaters who work at Hogwarts or the Ministry of Magic, Hopper refuses to submit to the corrupt people from the government and Hawkins Lab who try to keep him in the dark about what truly happened to Will, Barb, Eleven, and other citizens of Hawkins. Part of being a Gryffindor is the ability to distinguish between what is legally right and what is morally right, even for a police officer like Hopper.
Dustin Henderson - Ravenclaw
Most of the kids on this show are smart, but Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) often takes the lead in terms of figuring out tough problems. For example, he notices all of the compasses are broken, suggesting there is a very strong magnetic pull, and he uses this to discover how to find the door to the Upside Down. This brainiac would thrive in Ravenclaw, where he would continue to take the lead at figuring out tough scientific puzzles.
Lucas Sinclair - Hufflepuff
This might be a controversial choice, but the sorting hat says Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) belongs in Hufflepuff. Although Lucas is highly intelligent, brave, and loyal (characteristics he shares with his Gryffindor and Ravenclaw friends), Lucas is more cautious and less of a risk-taker than the others. He prefers to play it safe, advocating to tell Mike’s mom about Eleven rather than keep her a secret, and not trusting Eleven at all initially. Lucas values “the party” (his friends) and his family, and will fight to defend them but generally prefers to avoid conflict if possible.
Nancy Wheeler - Gryffindor
At first, Nancy (Natalia Dyer) seems to be too preoccupied with boys and alcohol to do anything productive in terms of saving Hawkins, but she proves herself a true Gryffindor when she steps in to figure out what happened to Barb, and to save her little brother’s friend. Once she separates from Steve, she is able to blossom into her true self, fighting to get to the truth behind the strange occurrences in Hawkins and hoping to write about them in the newspaper.
Jonathan Byers - Gryffindor
Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) is a true Gryffindor in the sense that, like Harry Potter, he will break almost any rule if he thinks it will ultimately help save the day. Jonathan constantly disobeys Joyce, Hopper, and other authority figures and takes matters into his own hands, which ultimately does help save the day a few times. Jonathan is fiercely loyal, and he will do anything, even face the demogorgon or venture into the Upside Down, to rescue his brother.
Steve Harrington - Gryffindor
Steve (Joe Keery) starts out, in Mike’s words, as a “douchebag,” but he later becomes one of the best characters once he learns to prioritize being a good and happy person over being “cool.” Even though Nancy had just broken up with him, Steve steps in to help Nancy and Jonathan fight the demogorgon. He also becomes a good friend to the younger kids, protecting them several times from monsters and even being willing to sacrifice himself to save them. A jokester with a heart of gold, Steve’s counterparts in theHarry Potteruniverse are Fred and George Weasley.
Will Byers - Gryffindor
Will (Noah Schnapp) is a sweet, sensitive boy who gets kidnapped by a monster and taken to a dark, alternate dimension in the pilot episode. Some might place Will in Hufflepuff, but, like the Gryffindor Neville Longbottom, Will demonstrates unrivaled bravery despite being sensitive and getting bullied at school. In Season 1, Will is a victim and has to be saved, but in Seasons 2 and 3, Will takes on a more active role, sharing his knowledge about the Upside Down and the monsters with others in order to defeat these evils and save Hawkins.
