The Sorting Hat

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No: HPFGUIDX 113586

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, macfotuk at y... wrote:
> 
> Anyway, in a nutshell I think it's Dd decides the houses. I would 
> say that it's too important a decision for a magical object to be 
> left in charge of, but of course the goblet of fire makes a VERY 
> important decision and to the complete surprise of DD so that one 
> maybe won't wash. Even so, i think it's DD (or GG as the hat) who 
> makes the decision?
> 

Possible.
I've wondered before whether the Hat had been fixed - the first
time in post 87319 and again later in 93246; I've made comments
in other posts too. But really what  raised my suspicions are that the
disparate characters of Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville, each of
whom can be easily allocated to other Houses, all being stuffed into
Gryffindor - though only after pondering and/or alternatives have been
considered by the Hat. Except for Ron -  he's an archetypal Gryffindor.
Plus the possibility that the same had been done with James, Sirius, 
Remus and Peter. Generational parallels.

The older generation attended Hogwarts at a time that overlaps the
first rise of Voldy; the younger generation as he's revitalised for a
re-match. The Hat starts burbling about Houses standing together 
and Headless Nick tells us  that  this isn't the first time it's taken this 
line.

It all fits nicely into the PuppetMaster!DD scenario.
Friendly, smiling Albus is stacking the deck - again.

Kneasy