Harry's thoughts that night

[Shelly]

No: HPFGUIDX 1706

Hi all, I was just thinking about Kelley's post.  One of the reasons 
I think Harry was probably thinking more of James is the simple fact 
he is a boy.  When boys are teenagers they seem to need their fathers 
a lot more.  And he has also come to care for Siruis a great deal who 
was a friend of his fathers.  Not that he wasn't a friend of Lily's 
but Sirius and James were two of the marauders.  I just think that it 
probably does have something to do with the fact he is a boy.  
Watching my own son and husband I see this.  My son loves me but he 
always has a need to be with Daddy.  And since this was something 
that Harry grew up without it is probably the one thing he would want 
most in the world (Mirror of Erised).  Guys just need that male 
bonding thing there.  This would also explain why he seems closer to 
Arthur than Molly.  Not that he doesn't care for Molly but he needs 
that male role model even more.   Later  Shelly