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("Of Harry Potter’s contemporaries, Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom '''came closest to''' being Hatstalls.")
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A '''Hatstall''' was an archaic term for a student of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] whose [[Sorting ceremony|sorting]] took more than five minutes because the [[Sorting Hat]] found them to have a personality equally suited to different [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Hogwarts Houses|Houses]].<ref name="pm-hatstall">{{PM|hatstall}}</ref> The Sorting Hat sometimes took the student's personal preference into consideration in order to break such a tie.<ref name="ps7">{{PS|B|7}}</ref>
  
A '''Hatstall''' was an archaic term for a student of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] whose [[Sorting ceremony|sorting]] took more than five minutes because the [[Sorting Hat]] found them to have a personality equally suited to different [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Hogwarts Houses|Houses]].<ref name="pm-hatstall">{{PM|hatstall}}</ref> The Sorting Hat sometimes took the student's personal preference into consideration in order to break such a tie.<ref name="ps7">{{PS|B|7}}</ref>
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*[[Minerva McGonagall]] — The [[Sorting Hat]] spent five-and-a-half minutes wavering between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw before deciding to place her in the former.<ref name="mcgonagall">{{PM|professor-mcgonagall}}</ref>
  
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*[[Peter Pettigrew]] — The Sorting Hat placed him in [[Gryffindor]] after a "long deliberation" between that house and [[Slytherin]]. Even after Pettigrew betrayed the [[Order of the Phoenix]], the Hat continued to insist that it made the right choice, citing the manner in which Pettigrew died as (what some would call dubious) evidence.<ref name="pm-hatstall" />
  
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|The Sorting Hat placed him in [[Gryffindor]] after a "long deliberation" between that house and [[Slytherin]]. Even after Pettigrew betrayed the [[Order of the Phoenix]], the Hat continued to insist that it made the right choice, citing the manner in which Pettigrew died as (what some would call dubious) evidence.<ref name="pm-hatstall" />
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==Known near Hatstalls==
  
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*[[Filius Flitwick]] — The [[Sorting Hat]] wavered between [[Gryffindor]] and [[Ravenclaw]] before choosing the latter.<ref name="mcgonagall" /> Flitwick was not, however, a true Hatstall.<ref name="pm-hatstall" />
  
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*[[Gilderoy Lockhart]] — The Sorting Hat fought to place him in [[Slytherin]], a House from which he narrowly escaped into Ravenclaw.<ref name="lockhart">[http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jan/25/jk-rowling-harry-potter-audio-exclusive Audio snippets from "Celebration of Harry Potter" Revealed]</ref>
  
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*[[Hermione Granger]] — The Sorting Hat spent nearly four minutes trying to decide between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, and "seriously considered" Ravenclaw, but ultimately went with Gryffindor.<ref name="pm-hatstall" /><ref>{{OOTP|B|19}}</ref>
  
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*[[Neville Longbottom]] — The Sorting Hat was determined to place him in Gryffindor, but because Neville found Gryffindor's reputation for bravery intimidating, he asked to be put in [[Hufflepuff]]. The two argued silently for "a long time" before the Hat finally got its way and declared him a Gryffindor.<ref name="pm-hatstall" /><ref name="ps7" />
  
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*[[Harry Potter]] — The Sorting Hat found he could do well in either Gryffindor or [[Slytherin]], but because Potter was averse to Slytherin's negative reputation, it ultimately chose Gryffindor.<ref name="ps7" />
  
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|The Sorting Hat fought to place him in [[Slytherin]], a House from which he narrowly escaped into Ravenclaw.<ref name="lockhart">[http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jan/25/jk-rowling-harry-potter-audio-exclusive Audio snippets from "Celebration of Harry Potter" Revealed]</ref>
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|The Sorting Hat spent nearly four minutes trying to decide between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, and "seriously considered" Ravenclaw, but ultimately went with Gryffindor.<ref name="pm-hatstall" /><ref>{{OOTP|B|19}}</ref>
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McGonagall and the Sorting Hat-SS

Professor McGonagall was a known hatstall

A Hatstall was an archaic term for a student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry whose sorting took more than five minutes because the Sorting Hat found them to have a personality equally suited to different Hogwarts Houses.[1] The Sorting Hat sometimes took the student's personal preference into consideration in order to break such a tie.[2]

True Hatstalls were rare, occurring around once every fifty years,[1] but near Hatstalls may have been more common.

Known Hatstalls

Wizard(s) Notes
Minerva McGonagall The Sorting Hat spent five-and-a-half minutes wavering between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw before deciding to place her in the former.[3]
Peter Pettigrew The Sorting Hat placed him in Gryffindor after a "long deliberation" between that house and Slytherin. Even after Pettigrew betrayed the Order of the Phoenix, the Hat continued to insist that it made the right choice, citing the manner in which Pettigrew died as (what some would call dubious) evidence.[1]

Known near Hatstalls

Wizard(s) Notes
Filius Flitwick The Sorting Hat wavered between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, before choosing the latter.[3] Flitwick was not a true Hatstall.[1]
Gilderoy Lockhart The Sorting Hat fought to place him in Slytherin, a House from which he narrowly escaped into Ravenclaw.[4]
Hermione Granger The Sorting Hat spent nearly four minutes trying to decide between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, and "seriously considered" Ravenclaw, but ultimately went with Gryffindor.[1][5]
Neville Longbottom The Sorting Hat was determined to place him in Gryffindor, but because Neville found Gryffindor's reputation for bravery intimidating, he asked to be put in Hufflepuff. The two argued silently for "a long time", before the Hat finally got its way and declared him a Gryffindor.[1][2]
Harry Potter The Sorting Hat found he could do well in either Gryffindor or Slytherin, but because Harry was averse to Slytherin's negative reputation, it ultimately chose Gryffindor.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Hatstall" at Pottermore
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Professor McGonagall" at Pottermore
  4. ↑ Audio snippets from "Celebration of Harry Potter" Revealed
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 19 (The Lion and the Serpent)
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