Secret Sorting Hat

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 181066

> 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!
>
> Magpie:
> In Harry's defense, maybe he knew it was more important that he and
> his friends know nothing about the Hat than his kids, because we
> readers were supposed to be in suspense with Harry and now we already
> know about the Hat.
>
> -m


Shelley:
I doubt that every student standing with Harry that first day would have 
been completely ignorant of the sorting hat. I bet you that Draco knew. 
Problem is, they really wouldn't have had time to spread the news, between 
those that knew, and those that didn't, together on the train of what was 
about to happen, so as a large group, there still would be a lot of 
suspense. Those that knew of the hat could still have been told that it 
"gets inside your head" as a test, and that might be scary enough. So even 
if Albus knew that the hat read your thoughts, still that could be twisted 
or misunderstood to make that test one to be one that new students would 
still get nervous over. Harry didn't know, but I bet Hermione did, having 
read up on Hogwarts in preparation for coming, and that knowledge did her a 
load of good with her white knuckles and uptight attitude. So I disagree 
that everyone had to "not tell" of the test for 1st years, because evening 
knowing part still would produce jitters.