"The problem is that people are more complex than that than just being 'assigned' a house. People are hard to predict or define. And it is only Hogwarts that has a Sorting Hat ceremony. And once you graduate from Hogwarts... those Houses don't really mean anything as you choose a career."

"It is one of the traditions I have been reviewing very carefully. To see if it is still necessary for today's wizard and witch."

"My Samhain rituals actual make a difference to my magic. I can feel the magic strengthen when I observe those rituals. I learn more about magic that has been lost, because I am looking at the old ways."