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cried Neville blissfully, holding out his hands.
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for
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for something
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Then they
clambered up a passageway in the rock after Hagrid's lamp, coming out at
last onto smooth, damp grass right in the shadow of the castle.
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something
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something .
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They walked up a flight of stone steps and crowded around the huge, Oak
front door.
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.
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. Was
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"Everyone here?
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Was
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Was he
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You there, still got yer toad?"
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he
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he imagining
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Hagrid raised a gigantic fist and knocked three times on the castle
door.
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imagining
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imagining things
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CHAPTER SEVEN
THE SORTING HAT
The door swung open at once.
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things
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things ?
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A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green
robes stood there.
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?
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? Could
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She had a very stern face and Harry's first thought
was that this was not someone to cross.
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Could
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Could all
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"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.
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all
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all this
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"Thank you, Hagrid.
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this
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this have
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I will take them from here."
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have
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have anything
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She pulled the door wide.
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anything
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anything to
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The entrance hall was so big you could have
fit the whole of the Dursleys' house in it.
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to
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to do
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The stone walls were lit
with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too
high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to
the upper floors.
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do
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do with
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They followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor.
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with
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with the
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Harry
could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right
-the rest of the school must already be here -- but Professor McGonagall
showed the first years into a small, empty chamber off the hall.
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the
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the Potters
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They
crowded in, standing rather closer together than they would usually have
done, peering about nervously.
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Potters
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Potters ?
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"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall.
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?
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? If
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"The start-of-term
banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great
Hall, you will be sorted into your houses.
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If
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If it
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The Sorting is a very
important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be
something like your family within Hogwarts.
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it
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it did
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You will have classes with
the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free
time in your house common room.
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did
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did ...
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"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and
Slytherin.
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...
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... if
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Each house has its own noble history and each has produced
outstanding witches and wizards.
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if
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if it
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While you are at Hogwarts, your
triumphs will earn your house points, while any rulebreaking will lose
house points.
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it
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it got
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At the end of the year, the house with the most points is
awarded the house cup, a great honor.
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got
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got out
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I hope each of you will be a
credit to whichever house becomes yours.
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out
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out that
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"The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the
rest of the school.
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that
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that they
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I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as
you can while you are waiting."
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they
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they were
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Her eyes lingered for a moment on Neville's cloak, which was fastened
under his left ear, and on Ron's smudged nose.
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were
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were related
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Harry nervously tried to
flatten his hair.
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related
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related to
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"I shall return when we are ready for you," said Professor McGonagall.
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to
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to a
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"Please wait quietly."
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a
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a pair
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She left the chamber.
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pair
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pair of
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Harry swallowed.
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of
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of --
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"How exactly do they sort us into houses?"
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--
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-- well
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he asked Ron.
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well
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well ,
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"Some sort of test, I think.
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,
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, he
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Fred said it hurts a lot, but I think he
was joking."
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he
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he did
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Harry's heart gave a horrible jolt.
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did
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did n't
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A test?
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n't
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n't think
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In front of the whole
school?
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think
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think he
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But he didn't know any magic yet -- what on earth would he have
to do?
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he
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he could
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He hadn't expected something like this the moment they arrived.
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could
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could bear
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He looked around anxiously and saw that everyone else looked terrified,
too.
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bear
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bear it
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No one was talking much except Hermione Granger, who was whispering
very fast about all the spells she'd learned and wondering which one
she'd need.
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it
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it .
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Harry tried hard not to listen to her.
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.
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. The
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He'd never been more
nervous, never, not even when he'd had to take a school report home to
the Dursleys saying that he'd somehow turned his teacher's wig blue.
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The
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The Dursleys
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He
kept his eyes fixed on the door.
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Dursleys
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Dursleys got
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Any second now, Professor McGonagall
would come back and lead him to his doom.
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got
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got into
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Then something happened that made him jump about a foot in the air --
several people behind him screamed.
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into
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into bed
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"What the --?"
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bed
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bed .
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He gasped.
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.
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. Mrs.
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So did the people around him.
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Dursley
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About twenty ghosts had just
streamed through the back wall.
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Dursley
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Dursley fell
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Pearly-white and slightly transparent,
they glided across the room talking to one another and hardly glancing
at the first years.
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fell
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fell asleep
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They seemed to be arguing.
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asleep
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asleep quickly
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What looked like a fat
little monk was saying: "Forgive and forget, I say, we ought to give him
a second chance --"
"My dear Friar, haven't we given Peeves all the chances he deserves?
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quickly
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quickly but
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He
gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost -- I
say, what are you all doing here?"
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but
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but Mr.
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A ghost wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first years.
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Mr.
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Mr. Dursley
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Nobody answered.
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Dursley
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Dursley lay
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"New students!"
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lay
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lay awake
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said the Fat Friar, smiling around at them.
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awake
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awake ,
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"About to be
Sorted, I suppose?"
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,
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, turning
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A few people nodded mutely.
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turning
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turning it
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"Hope to see you in Hufflepuff!"
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it
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it all
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said the Friar.
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all
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all over
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"My old house, you
know."
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over
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over in
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"Move along now," said a sharp voice.
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in
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in his
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"The Sorting Ceremony's about to
start."
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his
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his mind
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Professor McGonagall had returned.
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mind
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mind .
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One by one, the ghosts floated away
through the opposite wall.
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.
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. His
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"Now, form a line," Professor McGonagall told the first years, "and
follow me."
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His
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His last
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Feeling oddly as though his legs had turned to lead, Harry got into line
behind a boy with sandy hair, with Ron behind him, and they walked out
of the chamber, back across the hall, and through a pair of double doors
into the Great Hall.
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last
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last ,
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Harry had never even imagined such a strange and splendid place.
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,
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, comforting
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It was
lit by thousands and thousands of candles that were floating in midair
over four long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting.
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comforting
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comforting thought
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These tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets.
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thought
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thought before
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At the
top of the hall was another long table where the teachers were sitting.
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before
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before he
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Professor McGonagall led the first years up here, so that they came to a
halt in a line facing the other students, with the teachers behind them.
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he
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he fell
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The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the
flickering candlelight.
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fell
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fell asleep
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Dotted here and there among the students, the
ghosts shone misty silver.
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asleep
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asleep was
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Mainly to avoid all the staring eyes, Harry
looked upward and saw a velvety black ceiling dotted with stars.
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was
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was that
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He
heard
Hermione whisper, "Its bewitched to look like the sky outside.
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that
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that even
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I read
about it in Hogwarts, A History."
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even
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even if
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It was hard to believe there was a ceiling there at all, and that the
Great Hall didn't simply open on to the heavens.
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if
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if the
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Harry quickly looked down again as Professor McGonagall silently placed
a four-legged stool in front of the first years.
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the
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the Potters
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On top of the stool she
put a pointed wizard's hat.
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Potters
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Potters were
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This hat was patched and frayed and
extremely dirty.
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were
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were involved
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Aunt Petunia wouldn't have let it in the house.
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involved
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involved ,
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Maybe they had to try and get a rabbit out of it, Harry thought wildly,
that seemed the sort of thing -- noticing that everyone in the hall was
now staring at the hat, he stared at it, too.
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,
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, there
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For a few seconds, there
was complete silence.
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there
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there was
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Then the hat twitched.
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was
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was no
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A rip near the brim opened
wide like a mouth -- and the hat began to sing:
"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
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no
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no reason
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You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
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reason
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reason for
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There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
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for
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for them
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You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffis are true And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
if you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
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them
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them to
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So put me on!
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to
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to come
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Don't be afraid!
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come
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come near
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And don't get in a flap!
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near
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near him
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You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!"
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him
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him and
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