The sword and the hat (Re: LV's bigger plan )

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 166348

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at ...> wrote:

Quick_Silver:
> > When I read CoS I always got the impression that the sword 
> > had always been in the hat...for the better part of 1000 years since 
> > Godric. 

Jen:
> I thought the sword was left in the hat by Godric too,
> waiting to be pulled out by a true Gryffindor in a time of need.
> This idea is symmetrical with Slytherin sealing the COS until his
> heir appeared.  The two actions symbolize the Founders
> themselves: Slytherin is interested in blood heir opening the COS
> and Gryffindor wants only a truly brave student on a quest to 
> find the sword. Dumbledore said the castle is a 'stronghold
> of ancient magic' when he told Harry why Voldemort wanted to
> stay and teach.  Fawkes brought the hat, but only when Harry put the
> hat on his head and asked for help did the sword fall out.

Geoff:
It's interesting that that thought has never occurred to me. I've 
always assumed that the Hat summoned the sword from somewhere 
else - a variant of Apparating or Portkeying perhaps?

While on the subject of the Sorting Hat, it has always intrigued me that 
it appears to be sentient or semi-sentient. What /is/ the Hat really? 
Like the portraits, it interacts with people around it but how far are it's 
deliberations original?

To quote Data: "Intriguing".