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<h1>1.07 The Sorting Hat</h1>
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<span class="date">14 August 2017</span>
<span class="tags"><a href="/tags/philosophers-stone" rel="tag">Philosopher&#39;s Stone</a></span>
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<p>We&rsquo;re back after a short break for a new episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book!</p>
<p>This week&rsquo;s episode covers chapter seven of <em>Harry Potter and the Philosopher&rsquo;s Stone</em>, &ldquo;The Sorting Hat.&rdquo; Harry and his fellow first-years at last arrive at Hogwarts and face the titular Sorting Hat, who places them into the four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Neville-Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a>, former Prime Minister</p>
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<p><a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Pipe-weed">Longbotom Leaf</a> from J.R.R. Tolkien&rsquo;s <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> trilogy</p>
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<p>The <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Fat_Friar">Fat Friar</a> on the Harry Potter Wiki</p>
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<p><a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Nicholas_de_Mimsy-Porpington">Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington</a> on the Harry Potter Wiki</p>
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<p>Lewis Carroll&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42916/jabberwocky">&ldquo;Jabberwocky&rdquo;</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Garlicbread.webp">Garlic Bread</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/harrypotter/comments/6svz4h/im_rewatching_all_the_movies_for_the_first_time/">/u/principled_principal&rsquo;s thread about Michael Gambon</a> on /r/harrypotter</p>
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<p><em>Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter</em> by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)</p>
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<p>Our spell of the week for this episode is Spongify, which Neville may have used when dangled out of a window by his uncle. We also answer a listener email correcting us on information from <a href="/105/">1.05 Diagon Alley</a>.</p>
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