Переводчик Янкова Надежда Михайловна

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.

There's nothing hidden in your head
　　The Sorting Hat can't see,
　　So try me on and I will tell you
　　Where you ought to be.

　　You might belong in Gryffindor,
　　Where dwell the brave at heart,
　　Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;

　 You might belong in Hufflepuff,
　　Where they are just and loyal,
　　Those patient Hufflepuffis are true
And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,　　
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning, 　　
Will always find their kind;　　

Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,　　
Those cunning folk use any means　　
To achieve their ends.　

　 So put me on! Don't be afraid
And don't get in a flap!　　
You're in safe hands (though I have none)　　
For I'm a Thinking Cap!