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Episode R4

Hogwarts and Callipolis

When Harry Potter, or shall I say Harry Potter, first arrives at Hogwarts, his place within

the Wizarding Academy and the cohort that he will belong to over the next years are determined

by a magic hat.

The sorting hat that sits atop each new

student's head and declares which of the four houses at Hogwarts that student will join,

Gryffindore, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, or Ravenclaw. Each of these four houses brings under its

roof a group of kids who share a distinctive temperament or personality type.

The students of Gryffindor tend to be the most brave and idealistic, those of Ravenclaw the

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