[HPFGU-Movie] Adaptation

[Valerie Flowe]

On 12/1/05 7:39 PM, "Sherry Garfio" <sgarfio at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yes, Richard, other people do have things to say - but we're just trying to
> keep up with you!  I've been trying to follow the rule of reading before
> responding to make sure somebody else hasn't made your point.  I've finally
> caught up, and I don't think anyone has made this particular point yet,
> although I think Sherry Gomes touched upon it.
>   
> Richard <hp at plum.cream.org> wrote:
>     Well, I had a problem with the Harry-Sirius relationship in the *book*
> anyway, mainly between the end of PoA and the start of GoF. Why Harry
> considers Sirius a more important correspondent for advice than Dumbledore is
> something which always baffled me. How they became so close (as far as Harry
> is concerned) despite spending just a few moments together feels
> strained to me.
>   My take on this has always been similar to kids who grow up not knowing one
> parent.  The absent parent is idolized (we see Harry do this constantly with
> James), and the lack of closeness is excused by the enforced absence.  Harry
> knows that he *should* love his godfather, and so he does.  He understands
> that Sirius can't be with him because he's a fugitive.  He makes up all sorts
> of excuses for Sirius, and imagines what it would be like if they could be
> together with no real idea of what Sirius is like as a person.  In short,
> Harry loves the *idea* of Sirius.
>    
>   Sirius, meanwhile, is also role-playing.  Harry is his godson, and while he
> doesn't really *know* Harry, he knows he should feel protective and caring
> toward him.  Both of them are motivated by the relationship as it *should* be,
> and neither of them realizes or cares that there is no background intimacy to
> support the relationship.
>    
>   My two knuts.
>    
>   The Other Sherry
> 
> 
> Interesting points, Sherry.
> Sirius slips up a lot in OotP, showing his true colors in spite of his good
> intentions (selfish, self-pitying, alcohol-abusing, insensitive (to young
> Snape, young Lupin and Harry. Even Kreacher). So why do I love his character
> so??? :-)
> He¹s intriguing. Dark. Tortured. And yet still, in the end, risks his life to
> save Harry at the ministry. His loyalty to James and Lily (and thus Harry)
> leave you feeling that in spite of all of his faults, he has strong moral
> fiber. Turning to the ³light side² going against the Black clan; surviving 12
> years in Azkaban without going insane like most do. Yeah, I like him. ARE THEY
> EVER GOING TO BRING HIM BACK OR WHAT???!!!
> 
> That said, I was always a bit sad to see Lupin leave at the end of POA. He and
> Harry really bonded and he (more than Sirius) seemed to be the kind-hearted,
> confidante, substitute parent role model that Harry had craved/deserved all
> his life. I find it unfortunate that JKR dropped that nice relationship in
> OotP and certainly in HBP. Lupin appears here and there with no more major
> bonding with Harry. Sad.
> And now Harry¹s even lost Dumbledore. What¹s the poor boy to do?!
> 
> Valerie



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