Not a Flint.

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No: HPFGUIDX 28791

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Cindy C." <cynthiaanncoe at h...> wrote:
> In my never-ending but so far unsuccessful effort to find a FLINT, 
> here's another FLINT candidate.  (snip)> Now, the first two 
questions are fine and make sense.  But the third  one is a puzzle.  
At the time of parents wedding, how could Black  have 
possibly "realized" he was facing time in Azkaban, even if he  were 
already planning something?  And he certainly wouldn't have  realized 
that it would only be 12 years, or that he would become   
unrecognizable, or that he would get caught for something he hadn't  
yet done.  
> 
> So, what say ye?  FLINT, No FLINT, or Yes FLINT But We've All Known 
> About This For Three Years.
> 
> Cindy

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Not a Flint, in my book. A literary device. Obviously Sirius couldn't 
possibly have known what was in store for him in the future. The 
question is rhetorical and meant for emphasis. It reminds us that 
this handsome and happy-looking man is facing a dreadful future. It 
also serves to point up the contrast between Sirius now and Sirius 
then. It's a commonly used literary device. Also, remember this is 
all Harry's third-person-limited point of view. The comment is meant 
to emphasize the contrast between the pictured Sirius and what Harry 
knows to be true about Sirius. I thought it was nciely done, actually.

Cassie