A theory... One variable that would change Harry for the worst....

[mike_wiltse]

No: HPFGUIDX 38671

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "sailor_moirae" <sailor_moirae at h...> wrote:
> In Philosopher's Stone, Draco offered his hand to Harry but Harry 
 rejected it.  And then the sorting hat WANTED to put him in 
 Slytherin.  
Moirae <
I disagree with that statment.  Harry said "Not Slytherin" and the 
sorting hat asked him if he was sure.  The hat didnt say "I want to 
put you in Slytherin, how do you feel about that?"

The real question should be "If Harry had wanted to go into 
Slytherin, would the sorting hat have let him?"  And we really do not 
know enough about the sorting hat to answer that.  There are plenty 
of threads about the sorting hat in here. I will dig up the canon 
when I get home.

Mike