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Nico di Angelo:

Ravenclaw!

I love Nico. Yes, I love all Percy Jackson characters, but Nico is special. Starts off as a cute kid annoying his sister...ends up a total badass. (Badass of badasses). I love Nico. But he's very hard to sort!

Hufflepuff, no. He's kind but not a people-person.

Slytherin? He's misunderstood. And, yes, cunning. But all his schemes fail. Tricking Percy, bringing Bianca back... All failed. Face it. Nico is too innocent. Manipulated rather than manipulator. I tried to make him fit – didn't work.

So I tried Gryffindor. Nico is brave but in a quieter, more understated way than most Gryffindors. (He survives on his own from the age of twelve fighting monsters). I'd almost settled on that when I remembered...

The Mythomagic cards.

Nico and his Mythomagic cards.

It hit me. Nico. Was. A. Nerd. He squees over mythology! If he lived in this universe, you can bet he'd love the Percy Jackson books. And is Ravenclaw not the place for the geeks and nerds?

So it all fell into place. He's smart and very logical. (Percy - "Why should I trust you?" Nico – "No choice?") A classic Ravenclaw mind.

He's anti-social and introverted, common for a Ravenclaw. And he's snarky and witty. He can go out hang out in Ravenclaw tower and debate with Annabeth!

Go and be happy Nico, we love you.

Thalia Grace:

Gryffindor!

As far as I'm concerned she's a picture perfect Gryffindor: Bold, impulsive, aggressive and brave. (Charging monsters, sacrificing herself for her friends etc.) Despite her ambition and cunning, Thalia is an act-first-think-later type, not a schemer.

So Gryffindor it is.

Luke:

Slytherin!

Oh Luke. Like it or not, redeemed or not: Luke is a schemer. He came up with more complicated plans than everyone else put together. Whether it was controlling Percy's quest in the first book or bringing Kronos back to life. (Seriously, you don't want him as your enemy).

He's sly, cunning and manipulative, managing to take in Percy, Annabeth and half the gods during the series.

Plus Luke is ambitious. (Like wanting to take over the world). All his resentment stemmed from not feeling valued and important. Being given quests others had done before, shoved into Hermes cabin with the undetermined half bloods. He wanted power and (while not bad), that is a Slytherin trait.

So, not because he went evil, but because of those reasons: Slytherin is the final choice.

Clarisse La Rue:

Gryffindor!

Clarisse is pretty complex. Despite being a violent bully, she's also courageous, gutsy and determined. She bullies Percy but she also mouths off a Cyclopes. She gets into stupid arguments with Apollo and drives of Drakkens singlehandedly. Clarisse is hot-headed and aggressive at times (ok all the time), but this only makes her braver.

So to the house of bravery she goes.

Bianca di Angelo:

Gryffindor!

We didn't see much of Bianca but she deserves a sorting too.

For me, what defined Bianca was courage. Only days after discovering she was a Half-Blood, she: Joined the Hunters, volunteered for a quest and sacrificed herself to save Percy and the others.

Where else could she go?

Charles Beckendorf:

Hufflepuff!

I bounced from Gryffindor to Hufflepuff and then back again with Charlie. Although he is very brave (blowing himself up) what decided it for me was Percy's comment that he held the Camp together. This I think is a very Hufflepuff trait. While the rest are off plotting or saving the world, Hufflepuffs are there holding fort and making sure everyone's feeling ok. That's what Beckendorf was, not about glory, but the people he was doing it for.

Rest in peace Charlie, rest in peace.

Silena Beauregard:

Hufflepuff!

Silena was tricky. I ruled out Slytherin: Despite her role as spy, she was naive rather than cunning. It was never her plot but Luke's. She doesn't come across as a bookish Ravenclaw either, while smart enough, she isn't shown to be super clever or studious.

While, she was brave like a Gryffindor, in the end Silena was plain kind. She loved everyone. (Daughter of Aphrodite remember) and cared for everyone. She was the Team Mum, to Beckendorf's Team Dad.

A classic Hufflepuff, keeping it together and helping when she could.

Now at least, she and Beckendorf can have a reunion in Hufflepuff Common Room. (Which is getting cooler as we go on).

Travis & Conner Stoll:

Gryffindor!

We don't know much apart from they're A) Awesome and B) Half-Blood's Version of Fred and George. (But brothers not twins, I know that!).

However they are brave in defending Olympus, and certainly daring with the pranks they pull. (I wouldn't want to piss of Mr D).

So Gryffindor is the obvious choice.

Reyna:

Gryffindor!

Wow lots of Gryffindors today.

Ok. To explain: Reyna is tough. She goes from spoilt beauty princess to hardened warrior in a matter of months. She's strong, single-handily managing the Roman Camp while Jason is gone. And she's brave: Learning to fight off the pirates when she was taken prisoner.

I considered Slytherin, as all these traits can apply to that house as well. But I was reminded by Percy's comment: That she was a fighter not a talker. Slytherin vs Gryffindor, can boil down to. Brains vs Brawn. (Though not always). Reyna prefers to act, than scheme. A Gryffindor at heart.

Octavian:

Slytherin!

Alright. No surprises here. Octavian is the reverse of Reyna. He talks, he calculates and he manipulates people.

Let's go through the Slytherin checklist:

Cunning? He spends most of SoN pulling the strings of the Roman Camp.

Scheming? He and Luke could have an Evil-Plans-To-Take-Over-The-World contest.

Ambitious? Yep, I'd say wanting to rule Camp is pretty out there.

So, check, check and check! Welcome to the Slytherin house Octavian.

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