Father figures revisited

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 27620

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:

but the discussions of
> father figure got interesting. 

We should not omit Sirius Black, the man legally and morally 
appointed to stand *in loco parentis* 

Harry's nightmare at the beginning of GoF prompts him to turn to 
Sirius for support, but he is not yet trusting enough to tell him 
everything that is on his mind. I've always been moved by 
Sirius' "fire-side chat" with Harry in GoF, Chap 19

Never mind me, how are you?" said Sirius seriously.
"I'm -"  For a second, Harry tried to say "fine" - but he couldn't do 
it.  Before he could stop himself, he was talking more than he'd 
talked in days - about how no one believed he hadn't entered the 
tournament of his own free will, how Rita Skeeter had lied about him 
in the Daily Prophet, how he couldn't walk down a corridor without 
being sneered at - and about Ron, Ron not believing him, Ron's 
jealousy...
". . . and now Hagrid's just shown me what's coming in the first 
task, and it's dragons, Sirius, and I'm a goner," he finished 
desperately.

Sirius does here what any good father should be for his son - he 
serves as a sounding board, a shoulder to cry on, an encouragement to 
rally his inner strength to meet the challenge.

  - CMC




 
> Thoughts?
> 
> --Amanda