Sorting Hat nitpick

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22190

Melanie Brackney wrote:
> The sorting hat also wished to put Harry in Slytherin
> at first, therefore obviously people of Muggle
> ancestory are not excluded automatically.

We don't know if the sorting hat wanted to put Harry in Slytherin.  
Harry said not Slytherin, and the Hat argued.  Later on, in COS, we 
still don't find out - all the Hat does is restate its position.  We 
will probably never know what house it would have chosen if Harry had 
just passively waited to be told.

However, I agree with your main point, that being Muggle-born won't 
prevent you going into Slytherin - you just might not have a very 
nice time.

David