Sirius, was Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: The Ginny Weasley Quotient

[bugaloo37]

No: HPFGUIDX 44882

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Susanne <siskiou at e...> wrote:
> <snip> But Black's free hand had found Harry's throat
> 
>     "No," he hissed, "I've waited too long --"
> 
>     The fingers tightened, Harry choked, his glasses askew.
> 
>     Then he saw Hermione's foot swing out of nowhere. Black let go
> of Harry with a grunt of pain;
> **************
> 
> I realize Harry attacked Sirius first, and while Sirius is
> emaciated from his Azkaban stay, he's still a full grown
> adult and there are other way's to deal with someone "short and 
skinny and thirteen" besides choking them out.
>

I have to admit this scene has always disturbed me also.  IMO, like 
you previously mentioned, I put it down to his years in Azkaban.  I 
do believe it will take some time for Sirius to rebuild his life.  He 
has a lot of remorse-self-recrimination to work through.  IMO, the 
fact that Sirius could be reasoned with at all by Lupin is amazing-
they must have had a pretty good relationship as students-given the 
condition Sirius was in-emotionally.  

bugaloo37-a "Sirius" fan