Summary

• The best Harry Potter house quizzes vary in length, format, and focus, allowing fans to choose one that suits their preferences.
• Some quizzes, like the one from Time, focus on inner personality and morals, while others, like the one from Hypable, use a shorter format to save time.
• Different quizzes provide unique features, such as giving a breakdown of the Hogwarts houses' meanings, including famous personalities, or offering interactive video experiences.

The question of which Hogwarts House a Harry Potter fan belongs to has been prevalent since the novels were first published in the 1990s, but thanks to the immense popularity of the movies, there are Hogwarts House sorting quizzes all over the internet. The best Harry Potter house quiz provides a series of questions that allows fans to discover which house — Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff — they might belong to. Even with a plethora of Harry Potter quizzes to choose from, the best ones come down to just what the quiz-taker is expecting.

The first book in the Harry Potter series was published in 1997, and the combination of books, movies, and immersive merchandise, including video games, has only expanded since. Now, there's a Harry Potter reboot TV show coming to HBO Max, which could finally do justice to the better moments of the House Cup competition subplot. The love of the rich and detailed world of the Harry Potter franchise is still going strong among the fandom, which is why some Sorting Hat quizzes have remained popular online for years.

The Harry Potter movies are available to stream on Max.

15 Time's Harry Potter Personality Test

Answering Simple Personality Questions Provides The Right Hogwarts House

While the majority of Harry Potter Sorting Hat quizzes come from fan sites and websites that host quizzes in general, some come from surprisingly well known news outlets. The reason the Hogwarts house quiz from Time remains one of the best Harry Potter house quizzes is that it resembles a personality quiz like the MBTI®. It has quiz takers rate each statement on a scale from one to seven, one being "strongly disagree" and seven being "strongly agree." This quiz is four pages long with seven questions on each page.

This Hogwarts house quiz focuses on inner personality and morals. For example, one statement reads, "I often check my work over repeatedly to find any mistakes." While this seems to be a question directed to one of Harry Potter's best Ravenclaws, the quiz takes into account how much a person agrees with it on the scale. It looks at the motivations and intent of the person being sorted.

14 Hypable's Quickest Hogwarts House Sorting

A Two-Question Psychology Test Works Faster Than The Sorting Hat

This Harry Potter house quiz was featured on Hypable, and its gimmick is that it's only two questions long. It's incredibly unique in the world of Harry Potter, and surprisingly, one of the best sorting hat quizzes out there. The quiz was made by Jack Finan, a school psychologist. Both questions are multiple-choice and have the option of A or B. Differing combinations of the responses make up the different house results.

While it's an interesting concept and the school psychology take on the sorting quiz is a unique one, the Hogwarts house test does seem to overgeneralize some of the traits of the different Hogwarts Houses.

While it's an interesting concept and the school psychology take on the sorting quiz is a unique one, the Hogwarts house test does seem to overgeneralize some of the traits of the different Hogwarts Houses. It certainly would have saved the students time during their sorting in the first Harry Potter movie. If someone is strapped for time or doesn't want to think too hard about the questions, this Harry Potter house test is a perfect choice that gets straight to the core of the house morals.

13 Brainfall's Shorter Sorting Hat Test

A Detailed Breakdown Of The Hogwarts Houses And What They Mean

Many of the Harry Potter Sorting Hat quizzes presume a somewhat detailed level of knowledge of the franchise, as more often than not it's established fans of the Wizarding World who are interested in learning which Hogwarts House they'd be soreted into. However, this Brainfall sorting quiz has a very helpful introduction page that gives a rundown of the four houses and what they mean for those who are placed into them, making it one of the best for newcomers.

This explanatory prelude is especially helpful for someone who doesn't know quite as much about the lore of the Wizarding World. The Harry Potter house quiz is relatively short in comparison to others, and while some questions obviously lead to certain results, it's not nearly as basic as the ones that ask the quiz taker's favorite color and involves a bit of extra thought and consideration.

12 Quizondo's 15-Question Harry Potter Quiz

An Extensive Hogwarts House Test

A popular site for fan quizzes and trivia, Quizondo's sorting quiz is a good middle-ground option. It's only 15 questions long, but some have extensive options. Almost every Harry Potter spell named in the books and films appears as an option to a single question, for example. This Harry Potter house quiz is more about interests than putting the quiz taker in different scenarios and asking how they would react.

The depth of this particular Harry Potter Sorting Hat quiz makes it an especially popular one among fans of the franchise, as it requires quite an extensive knowledge of the Wizarding World.

The depth of this particular Harry Potter Sorting Hat quiz makes it an especially popular one among fans of the franchise, as it requires quite an extensive knowledge of the Wizarding World. It doesn't touch on the morality aspect of the sorting quiz as much as some of the other Hogwarts House tests do, but it's still a good way to find out whether someone's a Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin.

11 Harry Potter Quizzes

A Detailed Breakdown Including Famous Personalities And Which Hogwarts House They Fit Into

It's no surprise that some of the best Harry Potter Sorting Hat quizzes come from websites dedicated to the Wizarding World and the Harry Potter fandom — as is the case with potterquizes.com. Similar to the Brainfall quiz introduction, trivia about and the history of each of the houses can be found below the questions on the Harry Potter Quizzes website. There are also some production facts about the movies that fans of the franchise may be interested in knowing.

The introduction to the quizzes even includes information on which Hogwarts houses various celebrities associated with the franchise would end up in if the Wizarding World were real, like Daniel Radcliffe sharing that he's a Gryffindor. The sorting of the recasted characters for the upcoming Harry Potter TV reboot remains to be seen. However, this way, as fans take the Harry Potter house quiz, they can see their famous fellow housemates.

10 GoToQuiz Fan-Created Test

The Best Sorting Questions Decided On By Harry Potter Fans

The Harry Potter fandom is a passionate one, and some devote their personal time to writing fan fiction or hosting Harry Potter podcasts for other fans. It's no surprise then that many Harry Potter fans would consider a quiz made by one of their number to be among the best. A Harry Potter fan curated this quiz, and they call it the most "accurate" sorting quiz out there. It was created by a user named kmalfoi on the GoToQuiz site.

Although it doesn't have many questions, it's clear that a lot of time and thought was put into each of the questions chosen as well as the available answers.

Although it doesn't have many questions, it's clear that a lot of time and thought was put into each of the questions chosen as well as the available answers. After the results page at the end (which comes with a percentage), kmalfoi's Harry Potter Sorting Hat quiz gives an in-depth explanation of the house result, the type of personality it reflects, and the house members' strengths and weaknesses.

9 Buzzfeed's Take On The Sorting Hat

Morality Questions Determine Where Testers Fit In The Wizarding World

Buzzfeed is home to many quizzes and lists that promise to identify different personality types, and they're also known to create a lot of content pertaining to the world of Harry Potter. Their Hogwarts Sorting Hat quiz is surprisingly detailed and is even much more magic-centric than some of the other well-known sorting quizzes. What makes the Buzzfeed Harry Potter house quiz special is its connection to the Harry Potter lore.

Instead of solely asking about people's morality and values, they also get insight into how the quiz taker would see themselves as a witch or wizard, and that's an important part of the experience. This level of depth combined with a bit of Wizarding World-themed psychoanalysis makes it an incredibly popular quiz among many Harry Potter fans, and it provides plenty of insight that allows quiztakers imaginations to full envision what their time at Hogwarts would be like.

8 Women.com's Magical And Muggle Test

A Mix Of Questions On Magic And The Muggle World

While many Harry Potter Sorting Hat quizzes follow a fairly formulaic pattern, some manage to shake things up by including questions that factor in real-life hobbies and interests. The Harry Potter house quiz over at Women does very well at being a combination of a magical quiz and a "Muggle" one. It asks questions about favorite Harry Potter quotes as well as Friday night plans and best academic classes. It's a Harry Potter house quiz that offers up the best of both worlds.

Contrary to its source, this Hogwarts house quiz isn't aimed solely at witches.

Contrary to its source, this Hogwarts house quiz isn't aimed solely at witches. It's a great Hogwarts house test for those just starting the Harry Potter franchise. The Women's version of the Sorting Hat quiz is for all magical beings and involves 21 multiple-choice questions to get a full sense of personality, interests, and value systems. There's a decent mix of all three types of questions.

7 PersonalityLab's Sorting Hat Choice

The Internet's Biggest Sorting Hat Test

The PersonalityLab sorting quiz is set up similarly to the Time quiz. Like the Time quiz, it's a list of statements that the quiz taker agrees or disagrees with to varying degrees. This Harry Potter house quiz is by far one of the most extensive on the internet today, with 194 questions in addition to a demographic portion to fill out. It's going to take a long time for a fan to get through it, but that's part of what makes it one of the best Harry Potter House quizzes out there.

Interestingly, like the Playbuzz quiz, the last questions have to do with which house the quiz taker chooses — with an added twist. The penultimate question asks, "Which house do you think you should be placed into?" and the last question asks, "Which house would you most like to be placed into?" The distinction is subtle but says a lot about the quiz taker.