Sirius Black

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 14781

Hi --

I'm long overdue responding to some substantive HP posts ... have a
small bit of time on my hands and a desire to clean out my HP folder so
.... here goes:

Monika Huebner wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Morsus Crustum [mailto:slytherin_daughter at hotmail.com]
>
> > Sirius Black strikes me as a very good man, but a very irresponsible
> one. > *dodges tomatoes* Face it. He was a Marauder. I don't think
> that James could have succeeded at single parenting. In short: Sirius
> is great, but I doubt fatherhood would sit well with him.
>
> We are no longer talking about the 16year old boy who played a
> rather dangerous prank on Snape but about a man of about 40 (no, I
> don't
> believe that James and Lily died at 21) who has had a rather
> unpleasant
> adult life that has certainly left its traces. The carefree Marauder
> is long since gone, and I cannot subscribe to the theory that he is a
> very irresponsible man. His whole behavior in GoF showed me the
> contrary <snip> ....and the advices he gives Harry look like those of
> a responsible parent to me.

I think it's also important to note what he has to say about Barty
Crouch Sr. when he talks to the Trio in the cave near Hogsmeade (Ch
27).  You can tell from his remarks that he clearly has a good idea of
what a responsible caring father does and does not do.  He has some very
sharp comments to make about Barty Sr.'s parenting skills.  These
remarks, coupled with his protectiveness of Harry, advice to Harry and
general attitude, lead me to conclude that he would make an excellent
parent.  He is most definitely not the same irresponsible teenager that
he once was.

Marianne wrote:

> One other note re: appearance.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've
> gone back through PoA (US edition) and not once is there a clear
> statement regarding Sirius' hair or eye color,
>
His hair is black -- long matted black hair (I think this is when the
television report is on at the Dursleys but I could be mistaken).  His
hair is definitely black though -- it's somewhere in PoA (and probably
GoF too).  And, since JKR has said that Sirius was intended to be "dead
sexy," it supports my theory that she definitely has a "thing" for men
with black hair (James, Harry, Hagrid, Snape, Sirius ....).  :--)

Long overdue in responding to some of this -- sorry guys!

Penny




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