Harry & Sirius - certain similarities

[lily_paige_delaney]

No: HPFGUIDX 78893

I was thinking last night that there are an extraordinary number of 
similarities between Harry and Sirius.  The ones that spring to mind 
are:

- both grew up in families which are bigots (the Blacks against 
anything not pureblood and the Dursleys against wizards or anyone 
not 'normal')

- both are the black sheep of the family and compared to a more 
perfect family member (Sirius with Regulus and Harry with Dudley).

- both are independantly wealthy via inheritance (Sirius through his 
uncle, Harry through his parents).

- both have a best friend who's family "adopts" them as a son (Sirius 
with the Potters, Harry with the Weasleys).

- both have a friend who they share adventures and a friend who is 
the voice of reason (Sirius with James and Remus, Harry with Ron and 
Hermoine).

- both are very advanced in magic as teenagers (eg. Sirius becoming 
Animagi and Harry being able to perform the Patronus Charm).

There are probably other similarites but this is all I can think of 
for now.  The big question is will Harry, like Sirius, run away from 
home when he is 16?  And we can only hope that he doesn't follow the 
rest of Sirius' life pattern!

LPD