Crushes on characters (why Sirius appeals to me)

[dumbledore11214 <dumbledore11214@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48133

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "siriusgeologist 
<lrcjestes at e...>" <lrcjestes at e...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Linda C. McCabe" 
> <lmccabe at s...> wrote:
> I was sold after the first time I read PoA.  Sirius has always been 
> my favorite character.  I don't know what exactly it was that I 
found 
> attractive, but I don't see him as the bully a lot of the Snape 
fans 
> see him as and I just do not find Snapes stringy hair and bad 
> attitude towards the students attractive.  Yes he's mysterious, but 
> ick.  I don't mean to offend all you Snape fans here, to each their 
> own.  

Me: Well, I like them both, but I think somebody on the list 
mentioned that it might be easier to identify with Sirius' suffering 
simply because it is on the surface. I kind of agree. I was also sold 
on Sirius after my first PoA reading. Specifically after I learned 
that he was unjustly imprisoned and escaped from Hell.
Somehow his suffering sounded very real to me. I don't have to try to 
hard to imagine the Azkaban. In the country where I originally come 
from any prison is hell. Even if you never been in one ( I luckily 
was not :)), you know that it is simply impossible to come back from 
the prison undamaged. It is in your subconscious, I guess.
I was amazed that Sirius did not loose his ability to love and yes I 
wnated to hug him and make it all better. :)

> From what I read of Sirius he's a loyal friend, perhaps on the 
> arrogant side as a teen, but he was realistically written teen boy 
> (don't get me started on the prank..I know it's a major issue with 
> snapefans) handsome, funny, talented, not a saint and has a cool 
> bike.  What's not to love? Yeah he has a bit of a temper at times 
> when he was young, but I'm with the PTSD crowd and think a lot of 
his 
> irrational actions in PoA come from his instability as a result of 
> being cooped up with Dementors for 12 years and then being afraid 
the 
> guy who sent you there is going to kill the last remaining vestage 
of 
> your old life who you promised his parents that you would be his 
> guardian if they were to die.
> 
> He's got a lot of reasons for his irrational behavior...how about 
> Snape?  I see Sirius as a good guy who's been though a lot and it's 
> still not over for him, he's still eating rats for god sake.  I see 
> Snape as a mean bitter guy who doesn't appreciate what he has and 
is 
> determined to help everyone get theirs...you can tell he's just not 
a 
> happy guy, what on earth is attractive about that?

Me: Yes, I agree with you. Do you know the strange thing? Prank made 
me like Sirius even more. Nope, I don't want to see Snape dead at 
all. But I cannot wait to read full blown confrontation between them 
and mutual apology, which I am sure happens sooner or later. :o)
Yep, I don't think that Severus was entirely blameless in that 
matter. We just don't know that yet. :) 
 
> > This is from an adult woman who has never felt drawn to a 
fictional
> > character before.

Me:
me too :) 


Alla