Sirius' choice WAS:Re: good and bad slytherins/Disappointment and Responsibility

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No: HPFGUIDX 175142

Alla:
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> Sirius though makes a choice contrary to his family's views, for 
> which I admire him a lot, but where do you think he can learn that?
> 
> Since I am not buying Carol's assertion that Sirius makes his choice 
> because James's cooler than Severus Snape, or at least not 
> completely.
> 
> Frankly, I think that this is again goes back to our choices 
> **show** who we are.
> 
> I think Sirius' choice showed what kind of person he is ( ALL 
> personal flaws and all that, but willing to stand up against the 
> dark), but was it indeed predetermined?


Alla:

In a totally obnoxious way I am replying to myself  :).Somebody 
smarter than me ( claim a  credit if would like ;)), just gave me an 
answer which I like better than total predetermination.

YAYAYAYAY.

Sirius probably made a choice against everything his family stood for. 
He chose to go into the house his family probably hated the most. I 
think he could have chosen it before he ever left his house.

And while I am sure he liked James a lot, I think at that particular 
moment Sirius knew pretty well what he is choosing against.

IMO of course. Thank you my lovely correspondent :)

While  it was always clear for me that Sirius could not stand his 
family,

for some reason it never occurred to me that his choice may have been 
a negative one, in a sense of choosing AGAINST something, not 
necessarily for.

Maybe just as Harry did, Sirius already chose **not Slytherin**, but 
meeting James helped him to be sure that he wants Gryffindor and not 
say Ravenclaw?

JMO,

Alla