Is it a good idea to sort children into houses?

[Janplain]

I come from the UK we have Houses within everyday school (though they were called forms) . Forms where based of who you were friends with rather than academics and made mornings at least a little more bearable. They are used for school activities such as sports ( but not PE) and for taking attendance etc.

But to only stick to you form class would be a bad idea take Neville and Harry. Harry is much better at Defence against the dark arts and Neville is much better at herbology..... why are they in the same class for everything?  Wouldn't it make more sense after first year to set them into two classes as we know that there are at least two of every class of the main subjects?

The most glaring problem in reality is that they are stuck in there house... we grow as people an as we get older our priority changes. I can imagine a lot of young boys believing that Bravery is the most important thing  growing to release loyat or ambition is better. Is it fair to categorise people at such a young age. Within the book you see that often people of the same houses stick together during adulthood and so it could have real life consequence (as real as a book).

What are your thought? What would you do instead?

[Dumbledore]

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