[HPforGrownups] Living With Sirius

[Amber ?]

No: HPFGUIDX 28341


Ooo, look, I'm chaining replies!

Calypso says:
>First of all, there's the Lupin factor.

Ah, very good point. Harry *does* trust Lupin completely. And he doesn't 
have problems with the werewolf thing since Harry hasn't grown up with 
prejudices against werewolves.

>Lastly, there's the fact that Harry *was* just a thirteen-year old boy. He 
>wanted to leave the Durselys and trust the man who was his father's best 
>friend.

Another good point. Just because Harry is a symbol of Dumbledore's side 
doesn't mean that he's infallible. *grin* It makes sense that he behave 
completely like a 13 year old! I sometimes forget that...

Cindy wrote:
>It helps to think about these things from Harry's POV.  Yes, he had a 
>burning hatred for Sirius after learning the details of how his parents 
>were betrayed.  That was at a time when Sirius wasn't really personalized 
>to Harry.  In other words, Sirius was just a picture in the paper, a 
>picture in a photo album.  Once Harry has the chance to kill Sirius, 
>perhaps because by then Sirius is a person to Harry.

But afterwards, is Sirius really that personalized? I have always 
tentatively liked Sirius but (IMO) thus far he hasn't had enough air-time in 
the books for me to completely like him. I feel as if, regardless of the 
history we learned in POA, I don't know him very much.

>Not once does Sirius protest that Pettigrew should die for the wrongs he 
>committed against Sirius personally.  It's all about Harry.  There's no 
>better way to demonstrate one's devotion than doing the sorts of things 
>Sirius did for Harry and his parents.

Hm, a good point, I hadn't thought about that. Of course, I've never said 
that I have problems with Harry believing Sirius was innocent (even if I 
might have had wisps of doubt). I have problems with Harry agreeing so 
readily to live with someone he doesn't know at all.

>Harry is a fish out of water in the muggle world of Privet drive, so it 
>would be advisable to accept Sirius' offer quickly before he changes his 
>mind, am I misunderstanding?

So Harry trusts Sirius enough to accept his offer but doesn't trust him 
enough to believe that Sirius wouldn't take back the offer? Seems a bit odd.

I suppose my uneasiness is just me. Trusting someone enough to agree to live 
with them...well, to me that involves a great deal of trust, trust that 
can't be won in a few hours time. Of course, maybe if I were to live with 
some Dursley-ish people, I would change my mind! I do feel better about the 
situation, though, so thanks everyone!

~Amber

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