Is the Soritng fair?

[tlpbupu]

No: HPFGUIDX 88729

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lizvega2" <lizvega2 at y...> 
wrote:
> Assuming the Marauders were all in the same house, and assuming, 
> that each house has five boys/girls (Sorting Hat has to 'quarter' 
> them all when they get sorted- OOP) who was their roommate, 


Tlpbupu:
  I didn't even think about the houses being "quartered" until I 
read this post, but it got me thinking.  If each year is quartered 
then the students at the end of the alphabet are basically put into 
what ever house needs spots filled.  Until OoP I  just assumed that 
all the children where sorted according to the house traits even if 
that meant that the years students were not split equally.  Even if 
one year wasn't split equally, between the seven years in each house 
the totals would about even out over time.  (Hope that came out 
right!)  Is there any other canon that I am missing that states how 
equally the houses are sorted?  I just don't think that it seems 
right that the children who get sorted last are just used as 
fillers. I just took a look at Harry's sorting and just to 
contradict myself, there are I count 5 male Gryffindors, 5 male 
Slytherins (assuming that Nott is in Slytherin since there is a Nott 
who is a DE - father?) there are not enough people left in his year 
to make 5 male Hufflepuffs or Ravenclaws.  Now I am confused. Any 
thoughts?