how the Hat Sorts

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 31858

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ftah3" <ftah3 at y...> wrote:
> I don't think so.  I think first and foremost, the Hat weighs what it 
> sees in the child.  Imho, the only reason Harry got to 'choose' his 
> house was because there was potential in him for more than one match, 
> that the fact that he chose not to be lured into Slytherin by 
> promises of glory and fame simply highlighted the aspects of him that 
> placed him in Gryffindor (whereas being lured would have colored him 
> a Slytherin through and through).  Does that make sense?
> 
> Mahoney
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It makes sense, up to the point with the conversation with Dumbledore 
(end of book 2, translated from my language as well as I could):
"It is our elections, Harry, the ones that demosntrate what we are, 
much more than our abilities"

It's because of this phrase that I defend that the most important thing 
for the hat is what you choose, more than anything else (including 
personality, friends, family, etc.)

Grey Wolf