OoP: Sorting Neville

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No: HPFGUIDX 67154

--- 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>
> 
<snip>

May be Neville's lack of self confidence made the Sorting Hat wonder 
(for a moment) if he was brave enough to be a Gryffindor.  Which we 
now knew indeed he was.  I can't wait to see how Neville, with his 
new found courage and self confidence would react to Snape.  

Sometimes I wish I had the Sorting Hat's instinct :-)

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