Sirius Black-What a Guy!

[dicentra63]

No: HPFGUIDX 44281

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Carol Bainbridge <kaityf at j...> wrote:
> 
> bugaloo37 goes on:
> >Second, Sirius shows
> >wonderful care and concern for Harry, his best friend's child.  IMO,
> >this is more than just a moral obligation he is fulfilling, I think
> >it goes deeper than that.  I think that Sirius genuinely loves Harry -
> >perhaps because he sees James in him.
> 
> Again, I agree that Sirius offer to take Harry in is based more on
moral 
> obligation.  There is a genuine warmth in that offer.  It may be
because he 
> sees James in Harry, but I think it's more than that. 

Sirius undoubtedly knew Harry rather well when he was a baby.  It's
funny how you can develop a bond with the child of someone with whom
you already have a strong bond.  Harry doesn't remember, but Sirius
does.  He's been thinking and worrying about Harry in Azkaban this
whole time, which is why he breaks out in the first place: to protect
Harry from Peter.

To see what's been said on this very topic, see the following posts
and threads from the archives:

Why he's popular -- 9526, 25395, 25661
What JKR thinks of him -- 255
His temperament -- 11302, 25757, 14406, 27335, 27781, 29982
The "REAL" Sirius -- 14393, 19137
Why he slashed the Fat Lady -- 12236, 15948, 19125
Relationship to Harry -- 31088, 31101, 27618, 28346, 29962, 31681

--Dicentra, working to get the Sirius FAQ online ASAP