First Impression of Hogwarts (was Re: [HPforGrownups] Sorting Hat Stool/School Song)

[Angela Pelnar]

No: HPFGUIDX 24030


--- Nethilia De Lobo <nethilia at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Also, that first year everone sings the school song.
> Why Never again? Did Dumbledore think about the
> awful
> cacophony of all those people signing in whatever
> tune
> and tone they wanted and decided this was a bad
> idea?
> (I doubt this, he clapped hard after the song.) But
> still...
> 
Like many events in the Potterverse, the school song
may still be sung every year, as part of tradition,
but just not mentioned in the novels.  I think the
importance of the school song in PS/SS lies in the
tone it creates, rather than the elements it provides
to the plot.  The sorting ceremony/opening feast in
PS/SS is (assuming the books are read chronologicaly)
the readers' very first glimpse of life at Hogwarts. 
My first impression of Hogwarts was one of charm,
mystery, and fun. The addition of a silly school song
sung however you liked simply added to the charming
atmosphere created in this scene.  

What was every one else's first impression of Hogwarts
like?

***Angie***

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