OoP: Sorting Neville

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 67144

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tim Regan" <timregan at m...> 
wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm just re-reading (well re-listening to on the commute to work) 
> Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It's interesting in light 
> of OoP.
> 
> On my previous readings, I'd got the impression that the sorting 
hat 
> quickly sorts all of the new first year pupils, apart from Harry, 
> who causes the hat some deliberation. Actually that is not true.
> 
> <begin quote>
> The hat took a long time to decide with Neville. When it finally 
> shouted, "GRYFFINDOR," (SS, p.96)
> <end quote>
> 
> In previous readings I've either missed that bit, or assumed that 
> the hat was deliberating between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. But now 
> that we know that Neville was the other potential wizard to fulfill 
> the prophesy, I wonder if the hat was deliberating between 
Slytherin 
> and Gryffindor.  
> 

The hat took also a long time for Seamus. Sadly, I have lent my first 
book to a friend, so I can't quote, but I am sure it was mentioned 
that Seamus' sorting took a while.

Hickengruendler