Community: Each Character's Hogwarts House

Despite being a fairly minor detail in the original books and movies, the four Hogwarts Houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, hold up as one of the most fun and vibrant elements of the Harry Potter franchise.

Each house holds its own values: Gryffindor, bravery and boldness; Hufflepuff, loyalty and patience; Ravenclaw, intelligence and love of learning; and Slytherin, ambition and cunning. As such, many Harry Potter fans love to play Sorting Hat, sorting themselves, their friends, and characters from other franchises into the house in which they would best belong.

The NBC and Yahoo! Screen sitcom Community gives us some lively characters, each with their own set of values and personalities. Since the show gained much of its fame through pop culture spoofs and references, sorting each of its main characters, the nine series regulars throughout its run, into their appropriate Hogwarts House remains on brand for the show. Abed, Greendale Community College's resident pop culture reference guru, would approve, and has probably done this for himself and his friends in universe.

Abed, Greendale Community College's resident pop culture reference guru, would approve, and has probably done this for himself and his friends in universe.

It might be easy to quickly write off Pierce Hawthorne, Greendale's wealthiest (and most bigoted) student, as a Slytherin, due to his love of being wealthy and powerful. However, this reading of Pierce only scratches the surface. He actually belongs in Hufflepuff.

As he says in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, "I don't like being excluded, Jeff. Do you?" This shows that all Pierce wants is to fit in with the study group, to be one of them. He's also fiercely loyal to his friends, even standing up to his father for their sake. As shown by the fact that he studied at Greendale for thirteen years without ever getting tired of it, Pierce has patience to spare.

Pierce isn't always the best person, sometimes bordering on villainy. However, when he displays his Hufflepuff kindness, like when he got Sophie B. Hawkins to show up at Britta's Sadie/Sophie B. Hawkins dance or when he left Troy his fortune, it allows him to become a better man and finally fit in.