Sirius confusing Harry and James

[Donna]

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> However, both Snape and Sirius apparently don't really 
> understand how Harry was raised. He wasn't raised by James and 
Lily, 
> therefore he *can't* be like them. Yes, he will have some of their 
> genetic traits, but he grew up in a miserable enviroment. The fact 
> that he isn't a serial killer is a miracle. It is also true that 
> while most of us don't like how he's acting in the current book, 
its 
> actually truer to how he should be acting all the time, considering 
> how he was treated as a kid. 
> 
>  Jeff

This is very true.  JKR has kept Harry's reactions true to his age 
and how he was raised.  I was quite impressed at how she accomplished 
this.  Anyone in Harry's position would be angry most of the time.  
He doesn't really know a loving environment and has to deal with 
that.  He has only just begun to learn how to handle people who care 
deeply for him.  

It's no wonder his anger bubbles so quickly to the surface.  It has 
through all the books.  Notice how he reacts to the Dursleys.  That 
sniping carries over into his relationships at school.  Although he 
is softening in his close relationships, he still has problems with 
authority.  And even that problem is totally in character with a 15 
year old.  

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