Had me guessing the whole time. At each step of the way, I thought it was a different person. Yes, it really, really seems that Dumbledore is a Gryffindor, but it's never actually stated. Very nice twist.
Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it! The only place where I can find Dumbledore's House mentioned is in the first book, where Hermione says that she heard that Dumbledore had been a Gryffindor. If she'd said she read it somewhere, I would have left it at that, she's usually sure of facts she's read!
But anyway, I thought that Hufflepuff always seems to be ignored as the "slowest" or most "boring" of the houses, and I think that's a bit unfair. So I decided to "give" them fanfic!Dumbledore!
Alison
weiirrd. Dumbledore was a Gryffindor though
Certainly caught me off-guard! I thought he was Severus until you came to Hufflepuff, then I thought he was Cedric. Nicely done.
Author's Response: Hee! That was my cunning plan - to keep my reader guessing! I often read fanfics where Dumbledore is revealed as having gone to Gryffindor, and being a pure blood. But as we know with Snape, JK Rowling can sometimes throw us a curve ball! (Wow; who DIDN'T think Snape was a rich pureblood?)
So I thought: what is the most unlikely House Dumbledore could have been in? This story is the result of that.
Glad you liked it!
Alison
I've often fantisized about going to Hogwarts and having the Sorting Hat have this exact same problem with me. :)