Dialog between Sorting Hat and Sortee

[Melanie Moore]

No: HPFGUIDX 2859


--- Amanda Lewanski <editor at texas.net> wrote:

> Probably---presumably---the
> hat has similar dialogues with all its wearers. And we've had several
> posts
> about how most of the characters exhibit some or all of the prominent
> characteristics of the Houses.
> 
> --Amanda


Good point, Amanda.  Also, notice how the hat took longer to sort some
students than others?  I suspect some had almost equal qualities for two,
three, or even all four houses, while others were overwhelmingly right for
one house.

I've often wondered how long the hat took for Hermione.  I'm sure the name
"Ravenclaw" must have come up at least once while she was wearing it, even
if it was only something along the lines of "Hmmm! You'd do VERRRY well in
Ravenclaw, but......GRYFFINDOR!"

This brings me to something I've been wondering.  How exactly did the
original founders sort the students during their (the founders') lifetimes?
 Did they pick them like teams?  Did they lay hands on the students to read
their minds, then discuss where the students should go?  If so, was the
discussion in front of the students?  Did the students have any say?  In
either case, that must have been even more nerve-wracking than putting on
the hat.

For example, Harry thought "Not Slytherin," as anyone might, and the hat
picked up on it.  But would he have had the nerve to tell Salazar
Slytherin, in person, that he did not want to be in his house?  The Harry
at the end of GOF would have, but I'm not sure about that scared
11-year-old who was new to the whole wizarding world.

Just my two sickles.

Melanie

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