The sorting hat would be a toque.
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1. Harry's Hogwarts letters would all have been lost by Canada Post.
2. Hagrid would tell Harry "Vous êtes un magicien, 'Arry."
3. Instead of being half-giant, Hagrid would be half-Bonhomme.
4. Harry's vault in Gringott's would be filled with loonies and toonies.
5. The Hogwarts Express would be a VIA train and it would take days to cross Canada to get to Hogwarts.
6. Platform 9 ¾ would constantly be under construction.
7. Hedwig would be a Canada goose.
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8. The sorting hat would be a toque.
9. Dumbledore would reward the Hogwarts houses with Shoppers Optimum points.
10. The Defence Against the Dark Arts class would feature a special unit on operating a wand while wearing mittens.
11. Wizards would use magic to remove snow from the streets.
12. Stephen Harper would be the Minister of Magic.
13. Butterbeer would be called Maplebeer...
14. ...And everyone would have to go to Quebec to drink it.
15. Harry's invisibility cloak would be a Hudson's Bay blanket.
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