Odp: [HPforGrownups] Pettigrew vs. Sirius

[monika at darwin.inka.de]

No: HPFGUIDX 11197

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Monika Zaboklicka" 
<monika.zaboklicka at c...> wrote:

> As I said, it's just my imagination. Plus perhaps my belief that *I*
> wouldn't go after somebody in the state of clinical shock.

Ok, let's be more precise: Acute Stress Disorder, following shock and
trauma. This would have put him in the state to go after Pettigrew
and try to kill him because he certainly felt the urge to do exactly
this (here I totally agree with you), but he was unable to 
concentrate and had no chance against him.

> Well, not anyone, I don't think I could ;-) But you agreed that
>Peter "maybe wasn't helpless" and that's was all I was arguing  
>about...

I think Peter must have some skills as a wizard, although I don't 
think he is as talented as Sirius or Remus.

> After a second thought I must admit that
> *shock* theory better explains Sirius's laughter than *rage* one, 
>  but my imagination never listens to reason.

Hmm, than why do we discuss at all? <grins> I think Sirius' laughter
was hysterical, a complete stress breakdown. I can't see any
sarcasm here. It just doesn't make sense to me.

> My version is that James has done for Remus and Sirius participated
> for the fun of the thing.

Although I think that James was more mature than Sirius when they
were in school, I believe you underestimate Sirius here. I am
convinced he would do anything for someone he loves, and he may have
had few friends (I don't know it), but Remus was certainly one of
them. At least that's my POV.

> But why, after 20 years (including 12 years in Azkaban) Sirius 
> still says that "it served him right"?

I don't think that his mental state during PoA would have allowed
him to say anything else. It wasn't the right moment to try and
think about that old grudge again. He will have to resolve his
problems with Snape later, almost certainly in the next book when
they will have to work together against Voldemort. But during the
timeframe of PoA Sirius wasn't himself as I have tried to explain in
another post. He has gone through hell, and that has left its traces,
Azkaban isn't a place you leave in the same state of mind you have
entered it, and this applies for everyone (including Sirius).

Monika
who still feels the need to defend Sirius...