Neil's footwear - Sirius - Timeturner - Cover art

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 13586

Ne[v]il[le] wrote:

>(Yes, I am wearing the moderator hairnet... and bunny slippers.  
>Wanna make something of it?)

Since it appears we may be deprived of the sight of Neville in robe 
and fuzzy slippers in this here movie, we will enjoy to the fullest 
the appearance of our dear FFA in net and bunnies.  Where do you wear 
those, anyway--one on each tire?

Carole on Sirius:

> 3. Would he really make a good parent to Harry or would that 
relationship
> falter if it was too close (so far Sirius has been there for advice 
but
> hasn't had to play an authority figure to Harry yet)?

Sirius's womanizing (yuck, what a word) and irresponsibility are 
legendary, and certainly plausible, but not particularly supported by 
canon.  So he was a troublemaker in school--okay.  So was James, so 
are the twins, so are H/R/H for that matter--none of that adds up to 
being particularly irresponsible in later life, or even as a 
teenager.  The one thing we know about Sirius that really shows he 
was once highly irresponsible is his prank on Snape (at Remus's 
expense, to boot).  I take that very seriously--I'd be worried about 
the conscience of a 16-year-old who did something that dangerous--but 
people do change.

What we know about Sirius as an adult, IMO, indicates that he's 
extremely responsible.  We discussed awhile back whether he was being 
impulsive when he came back north in GoF; I think his action was 
normal and responsible under the anything-but-normal circumstances.  
This is rather an extraordinary situation--what *is* the responsible 
thing for a godfather to do when he's wanted by the MOM with orders 
to soul-suck on sight, and the most evil wizard of all time is trying 
to murder his godson?  Stay safe, or get as close to the kid as 
possible?  He opts for the latter, and I'm not going to second-guess 
him.

His gentle acknowledgement and yet refusal of Harry's attempts to 
take care of *him* say a lot about his maturity and grasp of his 
role.  I'm thinking of the bit in "Padfoot Returns" where Harry 
says, "What are you doing here?"...darn, I need the book so I can 
quote it, but I just love the little exchange between them.  Harry's 
too concerned about him to be entirely happy that he's there; Sirius 
wants to joke about it but also recognizes that Harry's deeply 
worried, and reassures him.

What will happen when their relationship is a more everyday thing?  
They'll get on each other's nerves, test each other's limits, etc.  
It's like the "what would this couple talk about?" question--we can't 
fill this all in, but we can see that they have a solid relationship 
thus far and that they'll deal with whatever adjustments have to be 
made for normal life.  (Let's hope they get one.)

>4. <snip> What is it about his personality that is or is not
> attractive?

Monika, I don't go for bad-boy types either.  Maybe that's why Sirius 
doesn't particularly float my boat.  But what is appealing about him 
is his devotion to Harry, willingness to show his feelings, courage, 
loyalty, sense of humor, etc...there's a lot there for us attracted-
to-nice-guys types to love!

prince galrion wrote:

>(incidentally, one fan-site posted the oddest theory that I've ever 
>read - that it was Harry who, using a timeturner, had gone back in 
>time to murder the Riddles).  

Cool!  Ultimately unsupportable, IMHO, but a cool idea for those of 
us who thought "Harry?" when Frank described a pale, dark-haired 
teenager.  Very clumsy of him, though, if he was trying to do away 
with Voldy; he arrived about 18 years too late to prevent his 
conception.  And Harry, being the noble young man that he is, would 
kill V. if he had to, but not his dad and grandparents.

Je, I like the US GoF cover Harry too.  Naturally he'd be a dope if 
he grinned like that all the time, but I take this as the just-
survived-the-first-task-and-Ron's-my-friend-again giddiness.

The wand is way too long, though.  Now why does a detail like that 
bother me so much?

Obsessively-compulsively yours,
Amy Z

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"And now, before we go to bed, let us sing the school 
song!" cried Dumbledore.  Harry noticed that the other 
teachers' smiles had become rather fixed.
                     -HP and the Philosopher's Stone
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