OOP:Sorting and the Sorting Hat (Was: Re: OOP: Zacharias Smith)

[theshef2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 65096

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M. J. Pascual" <renimar at y...> 
wrote:

> On a tangental note, I'm wondering how many other students 
> experienced conversations with the Sorting Hat where multiple
> Houses were a consideration? Although speculated on this list
> before that Hermione should have been in Ravenclaw, we find 
> out conclusively that she was, in fact, considered.  We know
> Harry was considered for Slytherin.  Does Sorting always come
> down to personal choice (as in Harry's case) or does the Sorting
> Hat have some other way to choose when there are multiple 
> possibilities?

In PS/SS, the Sorting Hat takes a really really really long time to 
sort Seamus. So I'm sure Seamus was considered for every house. I'm 
sure Cedric was a close call between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor.

I'm also wondering how Crabbe and GOyle got into Slytherin. They're 
not cunning, and show no signs of ambition. THe only qualifications 
they have are being pure-blooded.

Shef