Sirius Black

[katzefan at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24425

Thank you, Lisa-Ann, that is pretty much what I had in mind but 
your explanation is much clearer and more concise!

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Lisa-Ann Cooner" <kira at k...> wrote:
> I am not sure if this is a good explanation but I look at it this 
way.  Sirius has been in Azkaban for what, 12 years or close to it. 
He has been kept sane only on the knowledge that he was 
innocent and framed by this whimpy little man that used to follow 
him around idolizing James and him all through school.  He had 
to be saying the same thing over and over, if I ever get out of here 
and get my hands on that little rat I'm gonna.......(multiple choices 
to fill in the blanks here).
> 
> Then he finds out where the rat is, manages to escape, finally 
gets his hands on Peter only to have this little kid stop him from 
getting his revenge.  He was so far deep into the need to kill 
Peter that he did not realize what he was doing to Harry but he 
did stop himself from hurting him.  I think that whether or not he 
wanted to realize it, Sirius saw the same thing that Dumbledore 
did, Harry is like James, and James would not want him dead 
either.  I think this helped Sirius come out of his killing rage.  At 
least, this is my opinion.
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> LA
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: katzefan at y... 
> To: HPforGrownups at y... 
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 1:24 AM
> Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Sirius Black
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> 2) Good question. That's hardly the best way to convince 
> somebody to listen to you. I'm wondering if he intended to grab 
> Harry's arm or shoulder and got him by the throat by accident, 
> and was sufficiently agitated that he really didn't notice.
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