Full Moon

[marika_thestral]

No: HPFGUIDX 77994

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" <rredordead at a...> 
wrote:

Mandy:
I think Sirius was board and simply wanted the excitement of the 
hunt, thrill of running around the Forbidden Forest as an animal, the 
thrill of the kill...Also remember the violent fight between Snuffles 
and Werewolf Lupin at the end of PoA? I think Sirius gets off on 
that. And the fact that it is an "extremely fraught time for one of 
his closest friends"...I don't think Sirius cares. His longing for 
the thrill out ways his care for his friend.


Me (Marika):
I find Mandy's last sentence very interesting. It's also backed up by 
the fact that he seemed so willing to hurt the Fat Lady and Ron in 
PoA to achieve his goal (catching PP). His needs outweigh the needs 
of others. He makes me think of a person who is driven to act the way 
he does to keep some inner anguish away, and when bored or left alone 
with his own thoughts he gets restless or depressed. (Bipolar 
personality maybe?)

Back in high school I had a friend who learned to manipulate others 
in order to have a normal social life without letting anyone realize 
what her life back home was like. She used her charm and learned how 
to get what she wanted. I'm sure she never meant to hurt anyone, but 
of course she did. 

I can easily see Black being a master of this skill as well - to use 
his charm and charisma to manipulate others to do what he wants them 
to do. Just look at James in Snape's memory - when Black asks him to 
put the Snitch away he does, when Black says he's bored, James 
eagerly starts to harass Snape. Black knows how to set up a game, and 
when he says "play", people play.

Was it a game he played - unconsciously? - when he suggested that PP 
become Potter's secret keeper? No, I don't really think so, but it's 
a fascinating thought. He just couldn't resist (what he thought to 
be) the small risk factor. Then everything turned out horribly wrong, 
and for the first time in his life he totally lost control of the 
situation. OK, OK. It's a bit extreme, but I enjoy the idea J

Marika