What If the Sorting Hat Went Rogue? (Harry Potter Alternate Timeline)

What if the Sorting Hat didn’t put students where they fit — but where they’d be forced to grow?
In this alternate timeline, the Sorting Hat goes completely rogue:
Harry Potter is sorted into Ravenclaw
Hermione Granger into Slytherin
Draco Malfoy into Hufflepuff
Ron Weasley remains in Gryffindor… and is suddenly very alone
This isn’t a joke timeline where everything magically works out. It’s a serious, logical re-examination of how house placement shapes friendships, trauma, ambition, and survival across all seven years at Hogwarts.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - What If the Sorting Hat Went Rogue?
02:14 - Book 1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - Alternate Timeline
04:31 - Book 2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Alternate Timeline
05:59 - Book 3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Alternate Timeline
07:49 - Book 4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Alternate Timeline
09:17 - Book 5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Alternate Timeline
11:24 - Book 6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Alternate Timeline
13:04 - Book 7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Alternate Timeline

We break down how this one change reshapes:
The Golden Trio (or lack thereof)
Draco’s role in the war and his punishment by Voldemort
Hermione’s rise as a quiet institutional force
Harry’s isolation, intelligence, and eventual defeat of Voldemort
And why Hogwarts still falls apart… just differently
Narrated by Kate—our resident snarky analyst—this timeline blends canon logic, dark humor, and emotional consequences the books never explored.
If you love Harry Potter “What If” theories, alternate timelines, or overthinking fictional worlds until they emotionally collapse—this one’s for you.
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