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Now, imagine that Mary Sue is being sorted. Mary Sue puts on the Sorting Hat and it identifies her as ruthless, power-hungry, and willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. In short, she\'s an obvious candidate for Slytherin. But when it tells her that, she says \
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Now, imagine that Mary Sue is being sorted. Mary Sue puts on the Sorting Hat and it identifies her as ruthless, power-hungry, and willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. In short, she\\\'s an obvious candidate for Slytherin. But when it tells her that, she says \\\"Screw that, I want to be in Gryffindor!\\\" and the Hat agrees.

See the difference? In the first example, Harry\\\'s choice is considered and he ultimately goes into Gryffindor because he\\\'s just as good a fit there as anywhere else. In the second, the Hat bends to Mary Sue\\\'s will and sorts her into Gryffindor against its better judgment, ignoring the fact that it\\\'s a poor choice of house for her. (She has no sense of loyalty, bravery, self-sacrifice, etc...)
Changed line(s) 3 from:
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Now, imagine that Mary Sue is being sorted. Mary Sue puts on the Sorting Hat and it identifies her as ruthless, power-hungry, and willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. In short, she\'s an obvious candidate for Slytherin. But when it tells her that, she says \
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Now, imagine that Mary Sue is being sorted. Mary Sue puts on the Sorting Hat and it identifies her as ruthless, power-hungry, and willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. In short, she\\\'s an obvious candidate for Slytherin. But when it tells her that, she says \\\"Screw that, I want to be in Gryffindor!\\\" and the Hat agrees.

See the difference? In the first example, Harry\\\'s choice is considered and he ultimately goes into Gryffindor because he\\\'s just as good a fit there as anywhere else. In the second, the Hat bends to Mary Sues will and sorts her into Gryffindor against it\\\'s better judgment, ignoring the fact that it\\\'s a poor choice of house for her. (She has no sense of loyalty, bravery, self-sacrifice, etc...)
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