Could that mean… Is the Hat planning to re-sort two older students? Can it do that? Hermione’s fairly certain this is a first. Nothing like it is mentioned in Hogwarts, A History, anyway. The Hat calls out a name. “Theodore Nott!” She grips Harry’s elbow as her veins turn to ice, an awful sense of dread spreading through her. “Hermione Granger!” ~ When the Sorting Hat makes a surprise decision at the Start of Term feast in sixth year, Hermione and Theo’s lives are changed forever.