Published at 7:00 AM on July 14, 2009

By Steve LaBate

Songs of the Sorting Hat: A Playlist for Each House of Hogwarts

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It all started with radio deejays smartly arranging their sets to tell a story, educate or maximize the music's impact. Later, it was picked up by legions of amateur cassette-dubbing artists who specially tailored mixes for their friends, boyfriend or girlfriends (or that one person for whom they so deeply pined). Now, in the age of iTunes, the Playlist is the new mixtape. Paste carries on a proud tradition with this new blog.

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To help you get psyched for the sixth Harry Potter movie, The Half-Blood Prince, we've compiled these four playlists, one for each distinct House of Hogwarts. First, you'll need to figure out which house you're in, by taking this brief nine-question Sorting Hat quiz. Now, whether you came up Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin, we've got you covered.

Gryffindor
Mascot: Lion
Traits: Courage, Daring, Nerve, Chivalry

1. The Flaming Lips - "The W.A.N.D."
2. The Replacements - "I Will Dare"
3. The Hold Steady - "Stay Postive"
4. The Lovemongers - "The Battle of Evermore"
5. U2 - "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
6. Pink Floyd - "When the Tigers Broke Free"
7. Sigur Rós - "Hoppipolla"
8. Otis Redding - "That's How Strong My Love Is"
9. My Morning Jacket - "What a Wonderful Man"
10. Drivin' N' Cryin' - "Fly Me Courageous"
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Fight Like a Brave"
12. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Gold Lion"


Hufflepuff
Mascot: Badger
Traits: Hard work, loyalty, tolerance, fair play

1. The Whigs - "Right Hand on My Heart"
2. The Avett Brothers - "Hard Worker"
3. Ryan Adams - "Perfect and True"
4. The Youngbloods - "Get Together"
5. Bob Dylan - "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest"
6. Aretha Franklin - "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
7. James Taylor - "You've Got a Friend"
8. Jack Johnson - "Hope"
9. Dispatch - "Carry You"
10. Dave Matthews Band - "Steady As We Go"
11. Hootie & the Blowfish - "Let Her Cry"
12. Tea Party - "The Badger"


RavenClaw
Mascot: Eagle
Traits: Intelligence, creativity, wit and wisdom

1. Vampire Weekend - "Oxford, Comma"
2. Andrew Bird - "Scythian Empires"
3. Midlake - "Young Bride"
4. Yo-Yo Ma - "The Eternal Vow"
5. The Long Winters - "Copernicus"
6. Blackalicious - "Chemical Calisthenics"
7. Vic Chesnutt - "Strange Language"
8. The Decemberists - "The Island"
9. TV on the Radio - "New Health Rock"
10. Talking Heads - "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"
11. R.E.M. - "Moral Kiosk"
12. Steve Miller Band - "Fly Like an Eagle"


Slytherin
Mascot: Snake
Traits: Ambition, cunning, resourcefulness

1. Sixteen Horsepower - "Coal Black Horses"
2. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "Red Right Hand"
3. The White Stripes - "Conquest"
4. The Raveonettes - "Bowels of the Beast"
5. Tom Waits - "Little Drop of Poison"
6. Mastodon - "Oblivion"
7. Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath"
8. The Rolling Stones - "Paint It Black"
9. The Sex Pistols - "Anarchy in the U.K."
10. Drive-By Truckers - "Cottonseed"
11. Ween - "Buenos Tardes Amigo"
12. Marilyn Manson - "Snake Eyes and Sissies"


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