Sorting Hat Stool/School Song

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 23586

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., meboriqua at a... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Indigo" <indigo at i...> wrote:
>  
> > In GoF,  they probably forewent the song because Durmstrang and 
> > Beauxbatons were there -- and likely they didn't get to sing 
their 
> > school songs, so it would've been a sign of bad hosting to sing 
the 
> > Hogwarts song.>
> 
> Excellent reasoning!  I just love what we all come up with to 
justify 
> any possible mistakes on JKR's part.
> 
> However, in GoF, the two other schools did not arrive until the end 
of 
> October.  Maybe, though, we could say that since the Triwizard 
> Tournament was on Dumbledore's mind, he forgot to lead the school 
into 
> their individual delightful renditions of the Hogwarts song.  :-)
> 
> --jenny from ravenclaw*******************************************

*sheepish*

That's what I get for trying to think before breakfast.

But yes, the same reasoning would apply  that the Tournament would 
definitely  be a sufficient reason for them not to have sung.

Indigo