Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

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In the incredibly popular movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Richard Harris, while playing the wise, old wizard Dumbledore, attempts to explain to Harry why he deserves to be in the house of Gryffindor instead of Slytherin. Harry is concerned whether or not he truly belongs to Gryffindor, as the Sorting Hat initially thought he should have been placed in Slytherin. Harry begs the Sorting Hat to place him in Gryffindor. Dumbledore reassures him that he should have been placed in Gryffindor by wisely saying “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, it is our choices” (“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Quotes.”). Due to Dumbledore’s wisdom, Harry realizes that he was meant to be a Gryffindor. This simple quote by