[HPforGrownups] Re: Dueling Club/Sirius's Appeal/Plotlines I'd like to see/Tournament

[Maria]

No: HPFGUIDX 25438


--- cynthiaanncoe at home.com wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy, a.k.a. CLH"
> <mindyatime at j...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > How come so many of
> > you listies are sooo ga-ga over Sirius? While I like
> his character, 
> he
> > comes across to me as a whispy, filthy, grimy,
> emaciated skeleton. 
> He
> > doesnt have any outer appeal; why are so many of you
> 'crazy' about 
> him?
> > 
> > 
> 
> What's not to like?  In terms of characterization, Sirius
> has it all:
> 
> 1.  Smart:  One of the cleverest at Hogwarts.
> 2.  Sympathetic:  Spent a dozen years locked up for
> something he 
> didn't do.
> 3.  Suffering untold guilt:  He pays every day for making
> Peter the 
> Secret Keeper, which cost his best friend his life.
> 4.  Honorable:  after his escape, he risks everything to
> make sure 
> Harry is not endangered.
> 5.  Understanding:  Genuine attempts to fulfill the role
> of father 
> figure for Harry.
> 6.  Strong:  Able to survive Azkaban and escape.
> 7.  Theatrical:  He knows how to make an exit (see quote
> below).
> 
> For me, these inner personality traits more than
> compensate for 
> Sirius' rather scruffy personal appearance.
> 

In addition, when Harry sees his picture in the album next
to his father at the wedding, and when they comunicate
through the fire, he is depicted as as pretty good looking
guy (when he is clean, healthy and looking somehow happy).


=====
Maryblue
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"Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling
in love" - Eistein

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