From Zatanna to Doctor Fate: Where Every DC Wizard and Sorcerer Gets Sorted at Hogwarts

Move over Marvel and Percy Jackson—what happens when the Wizarding World collides with DC's mystics? Picture wands clashing with the Helm of Nabu as Zatanna, Constantine, Doctor Fate and Raven unleash real magic mayhem at Hogwarts.

Fans love mashing up Harry Potter with Marvel and Percy Jackson, but let’s get a little messier: what happens if DC’s spell-slingers show up at Hogwarts? I took a swing at sorting 14 of DC’s better-known wizards and sorcerers into houses. Some fits are obvious. A couple are curveballs. And yes, I kept the lore receipts.

The Sorting (DC edition)

1. Doctor Fate — Ravenclaw
   The classic Fate setup: a mystic helmet, amulet, and cloak that let him sling ankhs and do the whole flight/telepathy/telekinesis/offense suite. But the Helmet of Fate has a nasty habit of nudging its wearer toward madness, which feels very cursed diadem energy. He’s all about knowledge and the cost of wielding it, so he lands in Ravenclaw.

2. The Spectre — Hufflepuff
   Yes, the embodiment of divine vengeance backed by The Presence (as in, God) in Hufflepuff. Hear me out. The Spectre is a cosmic judge bound to a human host, not invincible, and still susceptible to sufficiently strong magic. He can rewrite matter and reality, warp time and space, and crush beings made of pure magic, but his whole deal is duty: delivering judgment, not glory. That steady purpose lines up with the badger’s house.

3. Mordru — Ravenclaw
   A sorcerer from a realm ruled by magic who was once locked inside the Amulet of Fate, Mordru evolves into a Lord of Chaos, survives by body-hopping into hosts, and reshapes them into warped versions of himself. He’s immortal, drenched in dark magic, and terrifyingly learned. It’s the academic terror of Ravenclaw, not the blunt-force ambition of Slytherin.

4. Circe — Slytherin
   Immortal sorceress, ongoing beef with Wonder Woman and the Amazons, turns people into animals for fun, sometimes ally, often not. Cunning and ruthlessly goal-driven fits like a green-and-silver glove. Think Snape’s double-agent vibe, minus the redemption arc.

5. Zatanna Zatara — Gryffindor
   Second-generation magician who casts by speaking spells backward. With Justice League Dark she’s one of DC’s heaviest magic hitters, capable of reality rewrites and time-space manipulation. She leads with bravery and a save-the-day instinct. That’s straight-up Gryffindor.

6. Shazam — Gryffindor
   Billy Batson gets whisked to the Rock of Eternity, gets the power set of multiple gods, and learns to command magical lightning in combat. He’s one of DC’s strongest heroes and is wired to do the right thing, even when it hurts. Sorted before the Hat finishes its speech.

7. Raven — Hufflepuff
   She literally formed the New Teen Titans to stop her own father, a demon. Her abilities come from that demonic lineage, and she constantly reins them in to keep his influence at bay. That self-control and moral center scream loyalty and patience. Hufflepuff gets this one.

8. John Constantine — Slytherin
   The chain-smoking con artist with a library in his head: rituals, charms, spells, and every trick in the grimoire. He’s arguably DC’s most potent human sorcerer, and he survives by manipulating people and situations. He does good, often at a horrible cost, but his toolkit is classic Slytherin. If you’re thinking of a certain fame-chasing professor, fair comparison, but Constantine’s a darker, sharper blade.

9. Amy Winston — Gryffindor
   The long-lost princess of Gemworld returns home and channels that realm’s magical crystals: conjuring constructs, shaping weapons (a crystal sword is a favorite), and fighting for her people. Courage forward, please. Gryffindor.

10. Enchantress — Slytherin
    June Moone is possessed by an ancient entity that takes the wheel. The entity is immortal, deeply versed in eldritch power, and prioritizes domination and survival. Ambition, cunning, resourcefulness, self-preservation, authority issues—check, check, and check. Also, Slytherin historically graduates the most dark wizards. Draw your own conclusions.

11. Wonder Woman — Gryffindor
    The demigod status sometimes obscures that Diana wields legit magic: enchanted weapons and potent spells when needed. She’s one of DC’s bravest, built on courage, determination, and justice. There’s no universe where she isn’t a Gryffindor.

12. Felix Faust — Ravenclaw
    A riff on Doctor Faustus: he made demon deals, scored immortality, and got a curse as the receipt. He’s a walking encyclopedia of mystic arts, artifacts, and hexes. If there’s a dusty tome in a forbidden wing, he’s already read it twice. Ravenclaw fits his obsessive curiosity, right down to the tragic-prophecy vibes fans associate with certain seers.

13. Witchfire — Slytherin
    Rebecca Carstairs started as a pop star and actor chasing fame, then leaned into her innate magic as Witchfire. She signed on with the Power Company and later ran with Justice League Dark’s magic crew. Ambition and reinvention are her north stars. You can make a case for Ravenclaw (other fame-chasers have worn blue), but her drive and networking savvy feel very Slytherin.

14. Madame Xanadu — Ravenclaw
    Cursed to drift through time after being forsaken by fate, Xanadu reads what lies ahead with tarot and a crystal ball. She’s hypersensitive to occult forces and can track supernatural disturbances like a bloodhound. The Sorting Hat hears 'prophecy, perception, wisdom' and sends her to the tower.

Quick refresher: the Harry Potter movies at a glance

If you need a timeline check while we’re tossing DC mages into Hogwarts, here’s the film run with who made what, how audiences felt, and what each earned.

The Harry Potter films are currently streaming on HBO Max. And if you’ve got better house placements for any of these DC magic users, I’m listening.