James' essence WAS: Re: Choice and Essentialism

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 154063

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "houyhnhnm102" <celizwh at ...> 
wrote:
> With Sirius it is also easy to believe that he truly hated the 
> pureblood cult.  (Although I wonder why I get the tiniest whiff of 
> offensive condescension from these two rich purebloods.  Maybe it is 
a  little of my own baggage intruding. :-)


   No, I think you're right. I doubt that either James or Sirius 
*meant* to be condescending but when you've been told all your life you 
are one of the elect its bound to affect you even if you consciously 
reject the whole ideology.