[HPforGrownups] Re: Newbie and some questions about Slytherins

[Miss Melanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 92065

Susan wrote:
 
It's not 
EASY, but choosing to listen & think as an individual is part of what 
education is all about.  The sorting hat raises this issue when it 
talks about the need to unite.  CHOOSING to raise a glass to Cedric 
or Harry is another example.  It's a harder choice for Slytherins, we 
assume, because of the pressures & stereotypes.  But even some 
Gryffindors [Seamus, anyone?] have to think long & hard about what & 
whom they believe in.

 

My (Mela) Reply:  I love that part. One of things that makes me love Sirius more than ever before is that he is the perfect example of a character who defied tradition and stereotypes he grew up with and went about his own way.  I think that speaks volumes more about the character of Sirius Black than any silly pensieve  scene does.

~Melanie