Hidden Within Hogwarts -from the Hogwarts Sorting Hat Album

Disclaimer, etc: The Hat, Hogwarts, and characters belong to J. K. Rowling. The Hogwarts Sorting Hat Album, actually, was Iris Lefay Longbottom's idea, although she has not as yet made any contributions. If you write a good sorting hat song, you can attribute it to the album too. But if you do this, and it's bad, we will flame - ahem - I mean constructively criticize you. Intensely. You can email them to me if you're not sure.

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            Hidden Within Hogwarts

            Hidden within Hogwarts, all the Houses have their names.

            All houses have their secrets, for all founders had their aims.

Hufflepuff would base your worth on effort and fair play.

Only those who love her house know why they choose this way.

Gryffindor thought best to teach the noble and the brave;

Who pulls his secret out of me will know the lives they save,

And know they walk a hero's path because it's what they choose.

Ravenclaw loved teaching those who see past every ruse.

They learn of many secrets, for their knowledge guides their skill.

Slytherin built chambers where his secret does his will.

            I will look inside your mind and see which house is home.

            Know its secrets, know its weakness, then you'll know your own.