[HPFGU-Movie] Adaptation

[Valerie Flowe]

On 12/2/05 12:30 PM, "Sherry Garfio" <sgarfio at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> <snip> There are several occasions in OotP where Sirius expects Harry to
> behave like James, and finally he voices this when he tells Harry that he's
> not so much like his father after all.  Ouch.  I wondered when I read that if
> he's trying to goad Harry into living up to his expectations of being a
> replacement for James, or if it's an "a-ha" moment for Sirius where he finally
> realizes that Harry is NOT James and that this is an unfair expectation.
> 
> [Valerie]
> I took that as Sirius just being insensitive. I believe it was an a-ha moment
> for Sirius, but I don¹t think he realized that he was being unfair to Harry.
> If you recall him and Molly got into it, over that subject. Molly could
> clearly see what Sirius was doing, and yet Sirius was still trying to replace
> his buddy James, with Harry. He¹s emotionally immature, not surprising
> considering what he¹d endured in AzK.
> 
> [Sherry] 
> As for risking his life to rescue Harry at the Ministry, was he really
> rescuing Harry, or was he trying to make up for what happened to James?
> 
> [Valerie]
> Hmmm...intriguing question. I believe that he wanted to help Harry out of
> loyalty to his friend James. Though I¹m sure he spent every waking moment in
> Azkaban agonizing over his ill-fated choice to make Wormtail holder of the
> Fidelis. Guilt is a powerful motivator.
>      
> [Sherry]  
> Unfortunately, I think that Sirius's death and Lupin's absence are both part
> of the stripping away of Harry's support system like in most archetypal
> fantasy hero coming-of-age stories (Luke Skywalker, Frodo, etc).  The final
> blow is Dumbledore's death.  Even Snape, who antagonizes Harry but has always
> been there to save his butt in a pinch, is gone now, presumably turned enemy.
> These events force Harry to grow up and take his place as hero.
> 
> [Valerie] 
> I just hope the 7th book doesn¹t get tooo LOTR! Will Ron come to save the day
> like Samwise? I keep thinking and thinking on how JKR is going to end the HP
> series......but yes, I know, that¹s another chat group! :-) 



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