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"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find a smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black;
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
"
— The Hogwarts Sorting Hat's song from 1991[src]

A top hat is a type of hat, characterised by its broad brim and high, flat-crowned top.[5]

History[]

The British Ministry of Magic official Ruth Singer wore a top hat during the 1890–1891 school year.[2]

In 1926, Man-Hat-On Milliners for Wizards ran an advertisement in The New York Ghost noting the many hat styles they sold, including top hats.[6]

The Sorting Hat's song at the 1991 Sorting Ceremony mentioned the wearing of top hats in its lyrics.[7]

On 25 December 1991 (Christmas Day), Minerva McGonagall received a top hat from a Wizard Cracker.[4]

TransformingRabbit

The transforming rabbit

In the summer of 1993, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley came across a transforming rabbit, a magical breed of rabbit with the ability to transform into a silk black top hat, in the Magical Menagerie, Diagon Alley.[8]

The wizard Dedalus Diggle was known to wear a mauve top hat,[1] which he wore as a member of the Advance Guard on 5 August 1995.[3]

A wizard wearing a top hat sold potion ingredients during the wizard's fair in the 2010s.[9]

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