Grins/tears and favorite bits(was: Re: Variations of Favourite Bits)

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 37832

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "moongirlk" <moongirlk at y...> wrote:

> "If you want to kill Harry, you'll have to kill us too!" he said
> fiercely, though the effort of standing upright was draining him of
> still more color, and he swayed slightly as he spoke.
> 
> Something flickered in Black's shadowed eyes.  "Lie down," he said 
> quietly to Ron. "You will damage that leg even more."
> 
> "Did you hear me?" Ron said weakly, though he was clinging painfully 
> to Harry to stay upright. "You'll have to kill all three of us!">>>>
> 
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> 
> It's just such a fantastic trio moment.  Plus, it gives me something 
> to ponder.  I have to wonder about the flickering in Black's eyes.  
> That interests me at least as much as Dumbledore's gleam of
triumph.  
> What does the flicker mean?  

I think it was guilt.  When Ron stood up and spoke like that, Sirius
was finally forced to see him not as an anonymous obstacle between
himself and Wormtail, but as a person -- a really good and loyal
person whom Sirius, in his single-minded pursuit of vengeance, has
badly injured.  Being a basically decent guy, Sirius feels bad about
it (hence his telling Ron to lie down -- it really was an attempt at
kindness); but being rather unhinged at the time, he quickly swings
back to his original vengeful mindset.

We get another show of guilt later, as Sirius is about to fly off on
Bugbeak, when he lingers to ask Harry if Ron is okay.

Marina
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