A Sirius Offense

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No: HPFGUIDX 35105

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "judyserenity" <judyshapiro at e...> wrote:

> I have to say, for two people with similar names here (Judyserenity 
> and Jo Serenadust), we sure have different views of Sirius.  I 
guess 
> you won't be happy unless I say Sirius is a nice guy.  OK, here 
goes. 
> Sirius is a wonderful guy -- nay, a saint -- except when he's 
choking 
> his godson, breaking a boy's leg, slashing everything in sight, 
> feeding a classmate to a werewolf, or threatening to AK a former 
> friend, which unfortunately is almost all we ever see him do.  
There, 
> is that better?  No, I didn't think so.   

Right, that sums up Sirius.  No possiblity for change or attempts to 
try to fulfill that godfather role. Once you've seen him in PoA, 
you've seen the complete picture. 

 He could have offered Harry advice when Harry asked for it, and come 
back to England to try to be as close as possible to Harry, at great 
personal risk, but no, ole Sirius preferred to stay on a beach 
playing with toucans and drinking mai tais.  

He could have been the only person Harry trusted enough to pour out 
his fears about the First Task and his frustration with the rift with 
Ron, but Sirius was too busy looking for his lost motorbike.  

He could have been there after the Third Task to offer what comfort 
he could, but, I forget, was he in the Leaky Cauldron picking up 
chicks?  

Nope, you're right, looks to me like Sirius is completely 
irredeemable.

Marianne