[HPFGU-Movie] Sirius growling

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At 06:57 15/06/04 , Valerie Flowe wrote:
>From: "susanmcgee48176" <Schlobin1 at aol.com>
>
>(BTW, why did Sirius growl at Harry?-- just before Harry got on the
>Knight Bus).
>
>I thought the same when I saw that. In the book he just stared at him.
>Doesn't make sense that he'd growl menacingly

Ermm... He didn't growl. He took a few deep breaths (as if he'd just run a 
great distance) and barked twice. *Big* difference.

The thing about a dog's barking is that you don't know if it's a friendly 
barking or not before you know the dog. I am reminded of that fact as I 
type, my neighbours' three dogs are making a racket not 20 feet away from 
where I am. I can now tell their mood from the sounds they make. I couldn't 
have been able to when they first moved in. I was quite terrified of them 
at first, but now I know that despite their mean demeanour, they all have a 
rather sweet disposition. :-)