MuggleNet | Hogwarts | Sorting Hat Songs <br><br><center><h2>Sorting Hat Songs</h2></center><br><br> <center><B><U>Book 1</U></B><BR><BR> Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,<BR> But don't judge on what you see,<BR> I'll eat myself if you can find<BR> A smarter hat than me.<BR> You can keep your bowlers black,<BR> Your top hats sleek and tall,<BR> For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat<BR> And I can top them all.<BR> There's nothing hidden in your head<BR> The Sorting Hat can't see,<BR> So try me on and I will tell you<BR> Where you ought to be.<BR> You might belong in Gryffindor,<BR> Where dwell the brave at heart,<BR> Their daring, nerve and chivalry<BR> Set Gryffindors apart;<BR> You might belong in Hufflepuff,<BR> Where they are just and loyal,<BR> Those patient Hufflepuffs are true<BR> And unafraid of toil;<BR> Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,<BR> If you've a steady mind,<BR> Where those of wit and learning,<BR> Will always find their kind;<BR> Or perhaps in Slytherin<BR> You'll make your real friends,<BR> Those cunning folk use any means<BR> To achieve their ends.<BR> So put me on! Don't be afraid!<BR> And don't get in a flap!<BR> You're in safe hands (though I have none)<BR> For I'm a Thinking Cap!<BR></center> <P><center><B><U>Book 4</U></B><BR><br> A thousand years or more ago,<BR> When I was newly sewn,<BR> There lived four wizards of renown,<BR> Whose names are still well known:<BR> Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,<BR> Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,<BR> Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,<BR> Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.<BR> They shared a wish, a hope, a dream,<BR> They hatched a daring plan<BR> To educate young sorcerers<BR> Thus Hogwarts School began.<BR> Now each of these four founders<BR> Formed their own house, for each<BR> Did value different virtues<BR> In the ones they had to teach.<BR> By Gryffindor, the bravest were<BR> Prized far beyond the rest;<BR> For Ravenclaw, the cleverest<BR> Would always be the best;<BR> For Hufflepuff, hard workers were<BR> Most worthy of admission;<BR> And power-hungry Slytherin<BR> Loved those of great ambition.<BR> While still alive they did divide<BR> Their favourites from the throng,<BR> Yet how to pick the worthy ones<BR> When they were dead and gone?<BR> 'Twas Gryffindor who found the way,<BR> He whipped me off his head<BR> The founders put some brains in me<BR> So I could choose instead!<BR> Now slip me snug about your ears,<BR> I've never yet been wrong,<BR> I'll have a look inside your mind<BR> And tell where you belong! </center> <P><center><B><U>Book 5</U></B><BR><BR> In times of old, when I was new,<BR> And Hogwarts barely started,<BR> The founders of our noble school<BR> Thought never to be parted.<BR> United by a common goal,<BR> They had the selfsame yearning<BR> To make the world's best magic school<BR> And pass along their learning.<BR> "Together we will build and teach"<BR> The four good friends decided.<BR> And never did they dream that they<BR> Might some day be divided.<BR> For were there such friends anywhere<BR> As Slytherin and Gryffindor?<BR> Unless it was the second pair<BR> Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw,<BR> So how could it have gone so wrong?<BR> How could such friendships fail?<BR> Why, I was there, so I can tell<BR> The whole sad, sorry tale.<BR> Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those<BR> Whose ancestry's purest."<BR> Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose<BR> Intelligence is surest"<BR> Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those<BR> With brave deeds to their name."<BR> Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot<BR> And treat them just the same"<BR> These differences caused little strife,<BR> When first they came to light.<BR> For each of the four founders had<BR> A house in which they might<BR> Take only those they wanted so.<BR> For instance, Slytherin<BR> Took only pure-blood wizards<BR> Of great cunning just like him.<BR> And only those of sharpest mind<BR> Were taught by Ravenclaw<BR> While the bravest and the boldest<BR> Went to daring Gryffindor.<BR> Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest.<BR> And taught them all she knew.<BR> Thus, the houses and their founders<BR> Maintained friendships firm and true.<BR> So Hogwarts worked in harmony<BR> For several happy years.<BR> But then discord crept among us<BR> Feeding on all our faults and fears.<BR> The Houses that, like pillars four<BR> Had once held up our school<BR> Now turned upon eachother and<BR> Divided, sought to rule.<BR> And for a while it seemed the school<BR> Must meet an early end.<BR> What with dueling and with fighting<BR> And the clash of friend on friend.<BR> And at last there came a morning<BR> When old Slytherin departed<BR> And though the fighting then died out,<BR> He left us quite down-hearted.<BR> And never since the founders four<BR> Were wittled down to three<BR> Had the houses been united,<BR> As they once were meant to be.<BR> And now the sorting hat is here<BR> And you all know the score:<BR> I sort you into houses<BR> Because that is what I'm for.<BR> But this year I'll go further<BR> Listen closely to my song.<BR> Though condemned am I to split you,<BR> Still I worry that it's wrong.<BR> Though I must fulfill my duty<BR> And must quarter every year,<BR> Still I wonder whether sorting<BR> May not bring the end I fear.<BR> Oh know the perils, read the signs,<BR> The warning history shows<BR> For our Hogwarts is in danger,<BR> From external deadly foes.<BR> And we must unite inside her,<BR> Or we'll crumble from within.<BR> I have told you, I have warned you.<BR> Let the sorting now begin. <BR></center> <P><HR><center>Back to <a href="http://www.mugglenet.com/hogwarts.shtml">Hogwarts Info</a></center> <br><br><br><br> <div align="center"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody> <tr><td align="center"> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="/images/newsline.jpg"></div> <div style="padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px; text-align: center;"> <img src="/advertisement.gif" style="padding-bottom: 2px;" /> <center> <!-- BEGIN GN Ad Tag for Mugglenet 300x250,250x250 ros --> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> if (typeof(gnm_ord)=='undefined') gnm_ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; if (typeof(gnm_tile) == 'undefined') gnm_tile=1; document.write('<scr'+'ipt language="JavaScript" src="http://n4403ad.doubleclick.net/adj/gn.mugglenet.com/ros;sect=ros;sz=300x250,250x250;tile='+(gnm_tile++)+';ord=' + gnm_ord + '?" type="text/javascript"></scr' + 'ipt>'); </script> <!-- END AD TAG --> </center> </div> <div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 10px;"><img src="/images/newsline.jpg"></div> </td></tr> <tr><td> <center><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- translateFlag('en_fr'); translateFlag('en_es'); translateFlag('en_de'); translateFlag('en_ja'); translateFlag('en_pt'); translateFlag('en_it'); translateFlag('en_zh'); translateFlag('en_nl'); translateFlag('en_el'); translateFlag('en_ko'); translateFlag('en_ru'); //--> </script></center> </td></tr><tr><td align="center"><img id="translate-language" src="http://media.mugglenet.com/layout/features/language/images/label-en_xx.gif" alt="Translate" style="width: 75px; height: 15px"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><!-- Cleaned Code //--> <div align="center"> <hr align="center" size="1" style="width: 450px" noshade="noshade" /> <p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9px">MuggleNet is an unofficial Harry Potter fan site. 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