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** And fanfic often includes the House ties from the movies, despite the books making no mention of them. Because otherwise it's somewhat baffling how the narrator, which only knows what Harry does, knows that someone is a 'Ravenclaw' but doesn't know their name. This is somewhat justified because House ties obviously couldn't be including on the 'What to bring to Hogwarts' first-year list, which is where the uniform is described. Presumably first-years would be given a tie after being Sorted.

*** Alternatively, a common fanfic element is for ties, robe trim, etc., to change from generic or non-existent to the appropriate House colours literally by magic once the firstie has been Sorted. The magic may be performed by the teachers, house-elves or even the school itself, according to authorial taste.

* Fanfiction for ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' often involves this, which is not surprising considering the many media interpretations. By far, the most common versions involve drawing various pieces from the original novel by Gaston Leroux, the backstory rich Susan Kay novel, and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. This leads to wildly different takes on the story and characters, depending on the percentages used, and it is considered polite to state in the author's notes which versions are being blended.