Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991)
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The Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991) is the event at the start of Harry Potter’s first year when new students, including Harry and his classmates, are assigned to their houses by the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11031761 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991) Context triple: [Trevor, presentAt, Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991)]
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A.
Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony
The Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony is a traditional Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve) festival in Stonehaven, Scotland, where participants swing blazing fireballs through the streets to symbolically burn off the old year and welcome the new.
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B.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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C.
Triwizard Tournament
The Triwizard Tournament is a dangerous inter-school magical competition in the Harry Potter series, where selected student champions face a series of life-threatening tasks to win glory for their schools.
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D.
Hogwarts infirmary scenes
The Hogwarts infirmary scenes are the hospital-wing sequences in the Harry Potter films where injured or ill students are treated at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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E.
Hogwarts Board of Governors
The Hogwarts Board of Governors is the administrative body in the Harry Potter series responsible for overseeing and making high-level decisions about the operation and leadership of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991) Target entity description: The Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991) is the event at the start of Harry Potter’s first year when new students, including Harry and his classmates, are assigned to their houses by the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall.
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A.
Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony
The Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony is a traditional Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve) festival in Stonehaven, Scotland, where participants swing blazing fireballs through the streets to symbolically burn off the old year and welcome the new.
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B.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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C.
Triwizard Tournament
The Triwizard Tournament is a dangerous inter-school magical competition in the Harry Potter series, where selected student champions face a series of life-threatening tasks to win glory for their schools.
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D.
Hogwarts infirmary scenes
The Hogwarts infirmary scenes are the hospital-wing sequences in the Harry Potter films where injured or ill students are treated at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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E.
Hogwarts Board of Governors
The Hogwarts Board of Governors is the administrative body in the Harry Potter series responsible for overseeing and making high-level decisions about the operation and leadership of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hogwarts school event
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fictional event ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Arrival of first-year students at Hogwarts (1991) ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Blaise Zabini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dean Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Draco Malfoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Goyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannah Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermione Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin Finch-Fletchley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lavender Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Turpin NERFINISHED ⓘ Millicent Bulstrode NERFINISHED ⓘ Neville Longbottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Patil NERFINISHED ⓘ Pansy Parkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvati Patil NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Weasley NERFINISHED ⓘ Seamus Finnigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Boot NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Crabbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Sorting Hat considers placing Harry Potter in Slytherin ⓘ |
| occursAt | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn | Great Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForDracoMalfoy | Draco Malfoy is sorted into Slytherin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForHarryPotter | Harry Potter is sorted into Gryffindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForHermioneGranger | Hermione Granger is sorted into Gryffindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForNevilleLongbottom | Neville Longbottom is sorted into Gryffindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForRonWeasley | Ron Weasley is sorted into Gryffindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Minerva McGonagall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1991–1992 school year at Hogwarts ⓘ |
| precedes | Start-of-term feast (1991) ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Albus Dumbledore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn | assignment of first-year students to Hogwarts houses ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Harry Potter universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sortingMethod | magical hat reads students' minds and traits ⓘ |
| sortsIntoHouse |
Gryffindor
NERFINISHED
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Hufflepuff NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravenclaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Slytherin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | 1 September 1991 ⓘ |
| usesObject | Sorting Hat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991) Description of subject: The Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991) is the event at the start of Harry Potter’s first year when new students, including Harry and his classmates, are assigned to their houses by the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall.
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subject surface form:
Trevor