Dumbledore's mistakes + Sirius Depression?

[junediamanti]

No: HPFGUIDX 74638

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<evangelina839 at y...> wrote:

> Kristen:
> > > 3) Seemingly not noticing (or not doing anything about it) that 
> > Sirius was rapidly deteriorating while basically kept caged.  Yes,
> it 
> > was for his own good.  But yes, he also felt useless and I don't 
> > blame him.   Not to mention anybody shut up with Kreacher so much 
> > couldn't help but deteriorate.  And that portrait!  Ugh.  Someone 
> > mentioned that being back in that house to Sirius may have been a
> lot 
> > like being back in Azkaban again.  I agree, a lot of bad memories 
> > must have been there.  Sure it was okay when the house was full 
of 
> > people, but I'm sure there were a lot of long lonely days and
> nights 
> > there> 
> madeyesgal:
> > This is where I really take issue. I'm a Sirius fan, BUT this
> feeling 
> > sorry for Sirius being cooped up with his mother's picture and 
that 
> > scum-bucket house elf, Kreacher really frustrates me to the point
> of 
> > wanting to yell at my computer and anyone else who will listen.
> This 
> > is a man who managed to remain sane in Azkaban for heaven's sake.
> Do 
> > you really believe that Kreacher and his mother's portrait are
> worse 
> > than Dementors? Sirius was always free to leave the house whenever
> he 
> > wanted to. While he was TOLD to stay there, he also CHOSE to stay 
> > there. When he wanted to leave, he did. I will not feel sorry for
> him 
> > in any way and I don't believe it was a mistake to have him stay 
> > there at all. After all, Dumbledore was trying to keep him safe 
and 
> > alive. If Sirius wanted to risk both, that was his choice, not a 
> > mistake.
> 
June:  I think in Azkaban, the hope of escape and revenge kept him 
sane.  Both desires were to some extent thwarted by the escape of 
Pettigrew and his being confined to Grimmauld Place.  Before he was 
in Grimmauld Place he was on the run - which while not ideal was 
unlikely to cause depression as it involves activity.  I think 
Sirius' greatest fear is inactivity and boredom  (the impression I 
get of him as a teenager is that his worst scrapes come out of being 
bored).  He could cope with the curtailment of physical action in 
Azkaban because he had his burning grievance to occupy his mind.  By 
the time of the action of OoP this is largely taken away from him.  
It must feel to him as if he has literally travelled nowhere in his 
life - he is precisely back where he started from, and where, 
according to him, he wanted most to get away from.  No wonder he got 
depressed.

June