coolkidmitch:

Ravenclaws are smart. They are not all A+ super nerdy smart kids. 

Ravenclaws work smart, not hard. That means:

• Will forget to do an essay because they were too busy researching something far more interesting.
• Refuse to do busy work because it has nothing to do with their progression in the class. 
• Will turn in all their late work right before grading because they know the teacher has no time to review it all and (at least at my school) 0′s were not allowed. So they get credit for all their late work.
• Will opt for extra credit  because they know it’s usually easier and will usually be project or essay oriented instead of dumb worksheets.
• Will straight up leave your ass if you are about to do something stupid that will get you in trouble. Because they can already see what is about to happen and are not going to get blamed for your shenanigans. 
• Read books above their year because they feel like what is being taught in class is too easy, but this ends up biting them in the ass because they aren’t doing the work for class.
• Sleep through class because they already know what’s being taught and don’t need to pay attention. Plus they were up too late last night reading.
• Not to mention they can be awoken from said nap by teacher and answer a question on the fly to prove they didn’t need to pay attention.
• Are perhaps some of the best cheaters in the school. If they know they are not going to pass, they will put their effort NOT INTO STUDYING but into figuring out the best way to cheat without getting caught.
• Know how to manipulate teachers into talking about something irrelevant

  for the entire class period

  when they know there is a pop quiz coming so everyone has more time to study. 

• Do not sit at the front of the class because if they get bored with the lesson, they want to be able to read something else or sleep without the teacher noticing.
• Take turns copying each others work because they are resourceful and know if they alternate doing work with other people, it gives them more time for what they want to do.
• Know how to bullshit a word count with their hands tied behind their back. 5,000 word essay? Prepare for some truly extraordinary flowery verbiage. 
• Opt for easy classes instead of the advanced class in harder subjects because they know they can get by with better grades while doing half the work load.
• Are not afraid to call out a teacher when they are wrong and will spend the entire class debating them with references. 
• Will march over to a teacher’s desk and explain loudly exactly why they cannot answer a question because it was never taught in class. Thus getting the rest of the class a free correct answer.
• Is lovely referred to as ‘smart-ass’ by adults.