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Sorting ceremony stool
Object information
Usage	To set the Sorting Hat on, and to have first years sit on while being Sorted
Owners	Headmasters of Hogwarts.

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This stool was used during the Sorting ceremony at the beginning of each school term at Hogwarts. The Sorting Hat was placed upon the stool and sang an introductory song to the assembled students, after which the new first years would be called up to sit on the stool and wear the Sorting Hat, which would place them into one of the four Hogwarts Houses.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)

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