Muggleborns and the Hat RE: [the_old_crowd] Re: Prophecy Pub/Less Than The Meanest Ghost/Black Family Tree

[nrenka]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Eileen Rebstock" 
<erebstock at c...> wrote:

> Can the hat detect blood? Can anyone? Is there actually an objective
> difference between Muggleborns and not? Or do you mean it would detect
> thoughts? 
>
> As far as Tom had evidence when he came to Hogwarts, he *was*
> Muggleborn. He was convinced, however, that he was magically 
> descended.  Did that belief get him into Slytherin, or just his blood 
> itself? 

That is a very interesting set of questions.  I suppose that for J. 
Random Muggleborn, it would be easy for that hat to figure things out--
they're probably sitting up there going "Wow, this is all so new and 
cool, how will I fit in here, I've never done magic before", etc.  
These ones could easily be weeded out of being put into Slytherin House.

Young Tom Riddle certainly throws some kinks into the clean scenario, 
and I have no answers but to say that's an utterly intriguing question 
and should certainly be asked.

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