Slytherins as jews WAS: Re: DH as Christian Allegory/I am about to r

[Ricky & LeAnn]

No: HPFGUIDX 173602

<Magpie:
Yes, and the choice of "I want to be in Slytherin" is one of the most 
important. Sirius came from bad parents who might as well have been 
Death Eaters, but he was rejecting that choice already when he got on 
the train. He was never a Slytherin, and never made choices like a 
Slytherin.>

Anders:
To me, Sirius continued to exhibit traits of Slytherin in his treatment of
Kreacher, in his near-fatal trick on Snape, in his self-serving
recklessness, etc. I LOVE Sirius and I like to think he had good reason for
those actions, but he definitely had Slytherin tendencies IMO. I think his
initial choice under the hat was made in rebellion against his parents
rather than in rejection of them. That act of rebellion showed he had the
bravery which made him fit into Gryffindor. Once away from his parents'
world Sirius continued to grow and eventually rejected his family and fought
against their insidious ideas. It seems that Sirius became a true
Gryffindor, but he never completely ridded himself of his Slytherin
tendencies. He simply overcame them most of the time.