The Sorting *Hat*

[Sofie Campbell]

No: HPFGUIDX 23484

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., prefectmarcus at y... wrote:

Slytherin says flat-out, "This guy 
> belongs in my house.  He has great ambition.  The real telling 
point 
> is he's a parseltongue. Any arguments?"
> 
> Griffindor pipes up, "Yes, several in fact.  First of all, You 
can't 
> have all the ambitious ones.  I like them too.  I particularly like 
> the fact that he isn't afraid to stand up for himself or others. 
He's 
> just what I look for.  You've already got Draco Malfoy.  Do you 
> really think they were get along?"  
> 
> Slytherin would reply, "Getting along with each other is not a high 
> priority in my house, as you know very well Godric.  It's survival 
of 
> the fittest, not the namby-pamby coddling you subscribe to.  And 
Harry 
> is a survivor.  He will develop to his fullest potential with me.  
> Besides, You cannot argue with the fact that he is a parseltongue.  
He 
> belongs with me!"
> 
> Griffindor might then have said, "And YOU can't argue with the fact 
> that he is my last descendent, you snake!"
> 
> So there you have it. Slytherin and Griffindor both 
> wanted him badly.  Harry chose not to go with Slytherin, so 
Griffindor 
> it was.
> 
> And that, my friends, is how the Sorting Hat works.  :)
> 
> Marcus

I know you all hate 'me too' posts but I just had to say I love the 
Founders dialogue and I agree totally that this is how it works!