Sirius's Appeal

[blpurdom at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 25541

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Monika Huebner" <monika at d...> wrote:
> 
> > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy, a.k.a. CLH" <mindyatime at j...> 
> > wrote:
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> > Here's another question that has been puzzling me: How come so 
many of
> > you listies are sooo ga-ga over Sirius?  

Funny, I thought the title of the mail referred to "appeal" in the 
legal sense, as in Sirius' trial (wouldn't be a retrial, since he 
never had one).  <vbg>  Silly me.  At the same time, it occurred to 
me that the need for Sirius to have an appeal (legal one) is part of 
his appeal (I love playing with language!).  It's The Fugitive 
phonomenon.  The Fugitive was accused of killing someone close to him 
(his wife--for Sirius, his best friends).  The killer is someone 
else, whom the Fugitive is pursuing (the one-armed man for The 
Fugitive, Wormtail--who now has a silver hand--for Sirius).  Odd 
parallel I never noticed before...The difference is that there isn't 
just one man pursuing OUR fugitive (Sirius) a la Inspector Javert.  
Still, funny how the title got me thinking about legal appeals and 
then I went to the Fugitive comparison...I think there's just 
something about the noble man wrongly accused, seeking justice for 
himself...

--Barb