[HPforGrownups] Can Character Change: A Separate Post

[heidi tandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 38837

I know this post is going to sound argumentative and I
don't really want it to, because on one level, I agree
with a lot of what Suzanne said but...
--- Suzanne Chiles <suzchiles at pobox.com> wrote:
> My view is that
> if James and Lily asked
> to be their secret keeper, he must have been a
> trustworthy person. 

But they then asked Peter to be their secret keeper
and look how that turned out. Not only was he
untrustworthy...

> 
> I seriously doubt if anyone reading this list would
> care to be categorized
> by one stupid thing that they did when they were 16.
> It wouldn't be fair.
It would be absolutely unfair. Of course, in the real
world it does happen, and on another level, I can't
fault Snape for having a hard time trusting in or
believing Sirius - I'm not sure he'll ever feel
comfortable with it - but we've also had an indication
that, from Snape's perspective, Sirius did more than
this one prank - if you look at some of the things he
referred to in the post-Hogsmeade scene where he
criticises James, it's clear that something else about
Sirius made Snape suspect that he was passing
information to the Death Eaters and/or Voldemort, and
that James was "wrong about Sirius Black."

> Nor, in my opinion, is it fair to diss Sirius.

Oh, heavens, I hate the idea of dissing Sirius - I
adore his character! I think he's an all around good
guy now. But I think he's done some Not Nice things in
his time - and look at him! He's Still Not Evil!



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heidi tandy

They say its a sign of mental health to hold apparently contradictory ideas in your mind. The world of late has been a particularly exotic stew of horror and beauty. There are killers, there are saints. The trick is to find the right spot on the spectrum between abject despair and total obliviousness. And then carry on...
Joel Achenbach

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