some questions

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 9910


> 1) In SS did the Sorting hat hesitate at all before sorting 
Hermione?

No mention of any delay at all.

> 2) In PoA, either Sirius or Lupin (I can't remember which one) uses 
a spell
> to bind Pettigrew.  What magic word does he use?

The spell is not given. It just says that he raised his wand and a 
moment later Pettigrew was lying bound and gagged on the floor. But 
you can invent your own rather easily. Spell words are almost always 
directly from the Latin. You might want to use "Revincio," pronounced 
reh-VIHN-see-oh, which means "to bind tightly." That's not canon, of 
course, but it certainly fits the format JKR uses.

As you are working, you might also want to take a peek at the Lexicon 
for reference. Many fanfic writers do. Every spell in the canon is 
found in it's encyclopedia of spells, including magic words with 
etymologies and descriptions of the spell effects. There is a fair 
amount of other detail information covering all four books that you 
might find helpful.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon