The Sorting Hat

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 22539

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Indigo" <indigo at i...> wrote:
> 
> > And wrestling a troll does not constitute to you a "painful 
hazing 
> > ritual"? 
> 
> ??
> 
> The question was whether Ron knew about the Hat.  I just gave 
> PS/SS 7 a quick read and nothing there suggests that he did.  
> Interestingly, Hermione doesn't seem to know about it either, 
> which suggests it isn't even in _Hogwarts, a History_--though 
knowing 
> Hermione, she might just be rehearsing spells just in case.
> 
> Amy Z
> 

I don't think he knew about the _hat_ per se.

I think he knew there was a Sorting Ceremony or Ritual of some kind.

But the twins had him thinking it involved wrestling a troll.

So he didn't know specifics, IMHO, only that it existed and what it 
was for.

Indigo