Living With Sirius

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 28292

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., SALeathem at a... wrote:
> 
> As for Sirius, I was slightly more sympathetic to him, but his 
behaviour in 
> the shrieking shack was still a worry. Mainly the choking Harry 
bit. 

I can't help myself.  I just have to defend Sirius against the 
impression that he is a psycho who breaks the legs of innocent 
teenagers and will choke his own godson.

Yes, Sirius broke Ron's leg.  But it was an accident.  After all, 
Sirius was just dragging Ron away.  The school year is almost over, 
and if he is going to expose Pettigrew before his soul gets sucked 
out, he has to get a move on.  He couldn't wait for a better 
opportunity.  He gave Ron an owl later, so they're square.

Now, the choking.  When Sirius choked Harry, the circumstances were 
that Harry had just attacked Sirius, knocking him backward into a 
wall and punching him repeatedly.  Harry was about to grab the 
wands.  Two other people were about to jump in on Harry's side.  Of 
course Sirius grabbed Harry's throat, because if he loses this fight, 
he goes to the dementors, and Pettigrew gets to deliver Harry to 
Voldemort.  Once Sirius couldn't use the wands to stun Harry, his 
only decent option was to try something rather primitive (choking) 
that usually will get someone to stop attacking you.  

*heavy sigh*  I think I am in desperate need of a new support group 
to advocate that Sirius is not seriously bent and a danger to himself 
and others, but is simply misunderstood and doesn't always think 
things out before acting.  Perhaps S.I.N.I.S.T.E.R. (Sirius Is not 
Nutters; Instead, Sirius Tried to do Everything Right).

Cindy