Question from a new member

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 190583

> Sally:
> <snip> In reading the last book, I thought that Griphook the
goblin took the sword when they were in Gringott's. But then at
the end, Neville takes it from the sorting hat to kill Nagini.
Are there two different swords? Or did I miss something important
> earlier in the book? <snip>

> Valy:
> If I remember well, "only a true Gryffindor" can take the sword
out of the Sorting Hat, Harry did it too in CoS. I guess the
Sorting Hat is a sort of "portkey"; the sword is laying around
somewhere, but only a true Gryffindor can find it from the Sorting
> hat. <snip>
>
> Argh... I'll leave it to others... lol


June
No, Valy, you did well on your own. That is a very good explanation.
We did learn that only a true Gryffindor can pull the sword out of
the sorting hat and that is exactly what happened.