[HPforGrownups] Re: Living With Sirius

[Monika Huebner]

No: HPFGUIDX 28315

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lrcjestes at earthlink.net [mailto:lrcjestes at earthlink.net]

> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Cindy C." <cynthiaanncoe at h...> wrote:
> > 
> > *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).
> > 
> > 
> 
> Count me in on this group.

Me too, please.

> I'm amongst the crowd that think "the 
> prank" was something a foolish 16 (do we know he was even *that* 
> old?) did. 

Yes, we do. Snape says at the end of PoA that 'Sirius Black proved
he was capable of murder at the age of 16', sorry, can't find the
the exact citation right now, but it's after bringing them all up to the
castle, when he speaks to Dumbledore. But I also think - like 
others have already pointed out - that 16 year old boys generally
don't think through their actions. I don't believe Sirius is capable
of committing a murder.

> There seems to be those who like Snape and those who like Sirius.  
> I'm under the impression that in PoA Sirius has an extreme case of 
> PTSD as parker suggested and anyone who wants a detailed diagnosis 
> let me know (or Monika...are you still here?) 

Of course I am. ;) But hey, I was already sleeping when this
discussion took off! I also posted a rather long explanation a few
weeks ago when Susanna posted about her serious problems with
Sirius, if anyone wants me to elaborate on it again, I will, but I am
afraid I'll get a bit repetitious. I'll just say again that fits of blinding
rage and aggressiveness are one of the core symptoms of PTSD, *especially*
in men. The latter is not just an assumption but has an evolutionary
background. It actually dates back to the time when our ancestors
where running around the African savannah, and even though
Sirius is a wizard,  he is still a product of human evolution. Of
course everyone can still believe he's just a jerk, but given his
"change" of behavior in GoF I think that's wrong. Just my opinion.

And I actually don't have any problem with him calling Snape a
"slimy, oily, greasy kid". I'm sure he was. So, he's talking about
a teacher? I don't have much respect for a teacher who takes his
grudges out on his students and who treats Harry like scum just
because he didn't like his father. I don't say Snape is really a bad
guy, but I strongly dislike him. So it might be true that you can 
either be a Sirius fan or a Snape fan.

Monika

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