It appears there’s an inconsistency in what the Sorting Hat says to Harry and what it does. In particular, the Hat claims to only have access to a rough statistical summary of prior students but then it remembers precisely what it said to McGonagall.
Are you talking about the “I’m an impudent youngster and I should get off its lawn.” comment? Because that’s something Harry!Sorting Hat told Harry to tell McGonagall after Harry told Harry!Sorting Hat that McGonagall had threatened the Hat.
As Vaniver said, the hat was not recalling something it had said to McGonagall in the past, it called her an “impudent youngster” right then and there and asked Harry to transfer the message.
(Calling a 70-year old woman “youngster” is after-all funnier than calling a 11-year old girl such)
It appears there’s an inconsistency in what the Sorting Hat says to Harry and what it does. In particular, the Hat claims to only have access to a rough statistical summary of prior students but then it remembers precisely what it said to McGonagall.
Are you talking about the “I’m an impudent youngster and I should get off its lawn.” comment? Because that’s something Harry!Sorting Hat told Harry to tell McGonagall after Harry told Harry!Sorting Hat that McGonagall had threatened the Hat.
Ah, that makes more sense.
As Vaniver said, the hat was not recalling something it had said to McGonagall in the past, it called her an “impudent youngster” right then and there and asked Harry to transfer the message. (Calling a 70-year old woman “youngster” is after-all funnier than calling a 11-year old girl such)