Blood and Artifice (was The Sorting Hat)

[Donna]

No: HPFGUIDX 78493

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "severusbook4" 
<severusbook4 at y...> wrote:
> Severus here:
> 
> the section of book you are talking about is quite misleading in my 
> opinion.  Harry starts out by saying that the hat was wrong, does 
he 
> mean that he thinks he belongs in the Slytherin house and was not 
> suppose to be in Gryffindohr?  And the had says it stands by it's 
> choice, and but says he would have done well in Slytherin, it is 
> slightly misleading.  Harry asks DD about his own doubts of being 
in 
> the right house, and DD replies only a true Gryff could have pull 
> the sword out of the hat.  Does that mean Harry was saying the hat 
> was wrong for putting him in G or that it was wrong for suggesting 
S?
> Nothing seems to suggest either, and we are left wondering, maybe 
> another of JKR's rather misty things that may be used later for 
some 
> kind of confirmation?  And remember DD says we are defind by the 
> choices we make.  And Harry chose not to go into Slytherin.
> 
> Severus "Gothic Nutter" Snape

D says:

In SS, the hat does not bring up Slytherin until Harry says he 
doesn't want to go there.  If you remember, the hat describes many of 
Harry's qualities.  Each quality goes to one of the different 
houses.  When Harry asks not to be put in Slytherin, the hat asks if 
he is sure.  Then places Harry in Slytherin.

In CoS, the hat stands by what he said, but does not say he would 
have definately placed Harry in Slytherin, just that he would have 
done well there.  I also think that the hat is confirming the house 
he did put Harry into.

D