Harry & Sirius - certain similarities

[Anna]

No: HPFGUIDX 79017

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<lily_paige_delaney at y...> wrote:


> I was thinking last night that there are an extraordinary number 
of 
> similarities between Harry and Sirius.  



Just to play devil's advocate, I think there is an important 
difference in attitide between 15 year old Harry and 15 year old 
Sirius.

>From what we see in Snape's Worst Memory,  Sirius is pretty darn 
self confident...er....arrogant.  Can't you just picture him in his 
OWL exam leaning back in his chair with a smug "I aced that exam 
without even studying" expression on his face.  		

Harry, on the other hand, is not so self confident.  Throughout his 
OWLs, it seems that Harry is continually having to reassure himself 
that, although things may have gone a bit wrong, for the most part 
he probably did okay.

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I think 15 year old Sirius knew he was a hottie and wouldn't have 
had the same girl trouble that Harry experienced with Cho.  I 
imagine Sirius would have asked Cho out something like this - 

Sirius:	Cho.  You.  Me.  Frilly tea shop.  Valentine's day.  Be 
there.

Cho, too overwhelmed to speak, nods and thinks to herself - Cedric?  
What Cedric?         

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Although Sirius and Harry both are advanced in magic as teenagers, 
they use their abilities to achieve different ends.   Harry uses his 
abilities to save the wizarding world from the most evil wizard that 
ever existed.  

As we see in Snape's Worst Memory, Sirius uses his abilities to stem 
boredom.  
		

'I'm bored,' said Sirius. 'Wish it was full moon.'
'You might,' said Lupin darkly from behind his book. 'We've still 
got Transfiguration, if you're bored you could test me. Here
"
and 
he held out his book.
But Sirius snorted. 'I don't need to look at that rubbish, I know it 
all.

Just a thought...

Anna