Sorting Hat
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The Sorting Hat is a sentient, magical hat at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that determines which house each new student belongs to.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sorting Hat to Harry Potter | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifact in the Harry Potter universe
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hat ⓘ magical object ⓘ sentient object ⓘ |
| activationMethod | placed on student's head ⓘ |
| alignment | generally benevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
NERFINISHED
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedObject | Sword of Gryffindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gryffindor house
NERFINISHED
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Hufflepuff house NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravenclaw house NERFINISHED ⓘ Slytherin house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canConsiderChoice | true ⓘ |
| canSing | true ⓘ |
| canSpeak | true ⓘ |
| color | patched brown ⓘ |
| createdBy | Godric Gryffindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionBasis |
student's personality traits
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student's preferences ⓘ student's values ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Harry Potter series
NERFINISHED
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Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy literature object ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
Legilimency-like mind reading
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singing songs ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| hasSong | annual Sorting Hat song ⓘ |
| keptIn | Headmaster's office at Hogwarts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | cloth ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
considered Slytherin for Harry Potter
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produced Godric Gryffindor's sword for Harry Potter ⓘ sorted Harry Potter into Gryffindor ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsEvent | Sorting Ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | sorting students into Hogwarts houses ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hogwarts staff
NERFINISHED
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first-year students ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assessing students' qualities
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house assignment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.