The Sorting Hat doesn't sort

[aggiepaddy]

No: HPFGUIDX 105905

 happybean98:
> I covered this in my other post, but the short answer is this. If 
> Harry, who knew absolutely nothing about the WW, let alone Hogwarts 
> until a few days before he was sorted, decided where he wanted to 
>be, why couldn't anyone else?  Thanks to the Dursleys, he was the 
>most ignorant of anyone, even Muggle borns, and he still quickly 
>chose Ron over Draco as a friend, even though he met Draco first.

Aggie:
Hi! I agree with you to certain extent but Harry had help with his 
decision that Hermione, Dean etc wouldn't have had.

Harry had Hagrid.  He may have only heard about Hogwarts and the WW a 
couple of days previously but Hagrid had pretty much filled him in on 
the details.  If Hagrid hadn't appeared at the window of the robe 
shop, Harry wouldn't have heard Draco's demeaning remarks about him.  
I realise that Harry had already thought of Draco as a Dudley type 
boy so he may have made the deduction from that.  I'm not disagreeing 
with the theory that Harry made his choice before setting foot in 
Hogwarts, I'm merely pointing out that he DID have some help. 

And I think the hat DOES make the choice not the student but I 
understand where you're coming from and it's a clever theory.