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Who do you think is the perfect symbol of their house? I think that Neville is the perfect example of a Gryffindor. He is brave even in the hardest of times. But that's my opinion.

So who do you think is the symbol of Gryffindor? What about Ravenclaw? Hufflepuff? Slytherin?

Gryffindor:
Lily Evans^^Allright, we don't know too much about her but I think she really was brave. When she told Sirius and James to leave Snape alone although they were the most popular guys in school, she was really brave and of course, dying for her son is also a proof of her courage.
Ravenclaw:
If I think of Ravenclaw, I think of a person who is wise, intelligent and has a lot of knowledge- and somehow this makes me think of Hermione^^
But I think deep in her heart she is a Gryffinfor^^
Hufflepuff:
CEDRIC!!! He was always loyal, friendly and good to everyone^^
Hufflepuff:
Tom Riddle, obviously, is there anything more to say?^^

Gryffindor:
Sirius - He's got their bad qualities of impulsiveness and stubbornness, and their good ones of courage and a strong sense of justice. He was able to avoid getting interested in Dark Magic even though it was all around him and he was ostracised from his family for it. His spirit was so strong that he withstood twelve years of torture from the dementors, and escaped to protect his godchild. Sirius isn't even in my top 10 fave characters, and I definitely think he's a great representation of Gryffindor.

Ravenclaw:
I think of Hermione. She is not only knowledgeable, but has a love of learning and knows when and where to apply her knowledge. I think she was Sorted into Gryffindor by JKR for the sake of the Plot.

Hufflepuff:
Cedric! heart Do we need further explanation?

Slytherin:
I'd rather have Snape represent the Slytherins because they aren't all evil, but I'm going to have to agree that Tom Riddle is the best choice. He's certainly cunning, has higher ambitions than anyone else in the novels, and has a great deal of selfishness and greed.

There has to be more to wisdom then simply being witty and not being gullible because J.K. Rowling could've put Luna into Hufflepuff, but she didn't.
And although, we might not associate her with HERMIONE'S sort of intelligence, I think that Luna is tenfold wiser than Hermione.

After all, some of the craziest people have been the wisest.

May it's just the way I've always looked at it, but I've seen witty as being more of clever with words and smart as being knowledgeable. But wisdom far surpasses all of that, in my opinion. As Socrates demonstrated with his zany wisdom, smart won't help people answer concepts such as virtue and "god." That's my two pence... biggrin

May I post my two Knuts? Luna is the best example of Ravenclaw we have knowledge of. She is the one through which we learn about Ravenclaw. Cho didn't go around reciting "Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure." Luna is also the one that led Harry to the Ravenclaw common room. You may think of intelligence as being knowledgeable in many areas, like Hermione's version. However, the best examples of true intelligence comes from those minds that are open to new ideas. Those are the inventors, the geniuses. The ones that are slightly off their rockers.

Luna is most certainly witty. Honestly, how many jokes do we get from her? She is full of them. When you think she is displaying her "lack of intelligence" and "gullibility," she is actually exercising her wit beyond measure. How many times does she provide the comic relief? That is all on purpose. She doesn't have to say those things. She wants to, to see how others react. Have you ever come in contact with the dry, straight-faced method of joking that is so valued in the UK? That is wit. When you have to second-guess whether they are or are not joking, that is wit. Wittiness does not equal sarcasm; they are similar, but still quite different. Sure, Luna is not sarcastic, she is witty though.

Luna displays an uncommon kind of wisdom and knowledge. Exactly how many times does she have to speak the uncomfortable truths about Harry's friends and Harry himself, to convince you that she sees beyond to the truth of the matter? There's wisdom in that. How much does she teach Harry about faith and the rewards of keeping a positive outlook in dark times? She is quite wise.

And Luna says things sometimes because she is expected to say them. If Luna's actions in the last chapter in DH didn't prove that, I don't know what to convince you with. ("I'd want some peace and quiet, if it were me." "I'll distract them all. Use your Cloak." "Oooh, look, a Blibbering Humdinger!") That is actually one of the few times we get the prelude to the witty outburst that turns heads. She is not stupid or mental. She doesn't have to say those things that will classify her as loony, she chooses to. And she doesn't care about other people's opinions of her, so she's admirable in that way too.

About the creatures she believes in: If you grew up in a magical world where it was known and accepted that there were dragons and unicorns and all sorts of other magical creatures, wouldn't you have a desire to discover the unknown magical creatures? Surely there are more creatures to be discovered. Even our own Muggle scientists haven't discovered every single Muggle creature out there. She believes in the Crumple-Horned Snorkack, the same way Muggle children believe in fairies or unicorns. It's harmless and endearing. At least until your father tries to tell you that an Erumpent horn is the horn of a Snorkack, then it could get a little dangerous. sweatdrop

Any way you look at it, Luna is a Ravenclaw through and through. Don't dismiss her just because of the "general air of dottiness" surrounding her.