[HPforGrownups] Re: Waiting to Attack

[Marianna Lvovsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 25270


> I wasn't troubled by Sirius' timing.  First, we know
> he was weak when 
> he escaped, and he had to journey to Hogwarts.  This
> may have taken 
> some time, I think until Halloween.
> 
> Second, getting a reliable owl right away may have
> been difficult or 
> impossible.  Eventually, Sirius hooks up with
> Crookshanks, and that 
> is the means by which Sirius is able to have access
> to 
> communication.  That's not until Christmas.
> 
> Third, he doesn't "wait to attack."  He attacks a
> few times (fat lady 
> and using a knife).  Indeed, his attacks seem to be
> getting more 
> reckless and risky as the book progresses.
> 
> Fourth, I'm not sure it would be a smart move to
> reveal all to Lupin 
> too quickly.  Sirius knows nothing of Lupin's
> feelings about Sirius 
> at this point, so it's hard to know what Lupin might
> do with any 
> information Sirius might provide.  What if Lupin
> weren't teaching at 
> Hogwarts but was a hit wizard with MoM?
> 
> But above all, Sirius wants one thing:  revenge.  He
> wants to kill 
> Peter all by himself, with his bare hands if he has
> to.  He's through 
> with relying on anyone else to do this.  So the
> whole chronology 
> worked very well for me.
> 
> IMHO, of course.
> 
> Cindy

To add to this that after all that time in Azkaban he
isn't exactly thinking logically. His mind must be
quite a mess. I alos agree on that point about Lupin.
Concidering what he'll get if he choses wrong (and
Lupin does turn him in), I could see why he's
reluctant to approach. After all there is a difference
between taking risks by planning something
dangerous/reckless you do relying wholly on yourself
(e.g. Fat Lady), and putting your life in someone's
hands. Add to this that Azkaban sucks all the happy
memories out of you, and just leaves you
miserable/depressed, I could see how that state of
mind would erode any trust he might have had
otherwise.

Marsha/Marianna,
who is fine with most plot devises, but Animagi is
getting old.

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