Hogwarts classes/House Elves/Remus/Tonks/Secret Sorting Hat

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 181064

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zanooda2" <zanooda2 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
> <catlady@> wrote:
> 
> > I went to a college which had a lot of Traditions, including one which
> > was a surprise for the freshmen. The other years prepared this
> > surprise, but it was very important to keep it secret so it would be a
> > surprise. For decades, not only students and teachers, but also the
> > alumnae, kept it secret. So I never doubted that Hogswarts could keep
> > the Sorting Hat secret from incoming students.
> 

Zanooda: 
> If so, it's a pity Harry was such a blabbermouth and told his kids 
> about the Sorting Hat :-), because they (or at least Albus) definitely 
> know all about it!
> 

Renee:
Harry "betraying" the Sorting Hat's secret may be the first step
towards abolishing it altogether and doing away with the House
nonsense. I hope that's the reason why JKR put this conversation in
the Epilogue.