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[huntergreen_3]

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"K." wrote: 
> > I don't understand why you dislike Sirius so much

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Kneasy Replied:
> No, I  don't particularly like him but he shares that distinction  
with a few other characters in canon, so nothing exceptional there.  
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> Think of Sirius as a
> role model for Harry. Would that be a cause for celebration? I'd 
>rather Harry be like Snape than become the emotional prisioner that 
> Sirius was turning him into. 

HunterGreen:
Do you mean that Sirius was turning Harry into an emotional prisoner? 
Because Harry was feeling that was before he had even seen Sirius in 
his new condition. Actually the letters that Sirius sends are the 
ones that Harry finds the least frustrating (us version; pg 9). He 
indentifies with Sirius, which is easy to do since they are both in 
similar situations in OoP, but he doesn't emulate him. As for Snape 
being role model, well, I think he's as much of an emotional prisoner 
as Sirius is, only in a different way.


> The interesting aspect of Sirius is that the closer you look, the 
>more suspect he becomes. You may  remember I posted a piece a few 
>months back that
> analysed one of the key passages in the tale  that is Sirius - post 
> no. 79808 Sirius Reservations. His story (or at least the part I 
>covered) just does not have credibility -  as I said at  the time, 
>it's got more holes than the local golf course. 

HunterGreen:
I looked your post over, and the only real hole I can agree with is 
him being able to swim after being in prison for 13 years, although 
it could have something to do with his animagi form (perhaps his dog 
form was stronger than he was). 

> Either he's not what he appears on the surface or JKR was
> having a really bad day at the typewriter. Since JK has not  let  
>us down yet, I prefer to go with the former choice, 
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> You see, there're alternative explanations for almost everything. 
> Much is made of Sirius being 'safe' in Grimmauld Place. Think of 
> the alternative - he's where DD can watch him. Almost a prisioner; 
> that's the impression given in the books. Protective custody or  
> House Arrest?  Think about it.
> He's never left on his own, there's always someone there to keep an 
> eye on him. DD  doesn't trust  him to keep his  word  and behave 
> himself.

HunterGreen:
But there are at least two times when Sirius is alone, first when he 
appears to Harry in the fire...

"I don't know," said Sirius, "I haven't seen anyone from the order 
all weekend, they're all busy." [chpt 14; pg 304]

And then later when Harry and the Weasleys arrive at his house in the 
middle of the night, he's alone as well. I really don't see why there 
would be more to DD's request that Sirius stay in the house than his 
desire to keep Sirius from being arrested (that and its nice to 
*always* have someone at GP, since it is their headquarters and all). 
IMO, he certainly could throw DD's orders out the window (which he 
does, twice), but he would eventually be kicked out of the order.

> Maybe there's something else that makes him unsure about Sirius. 
> Fantastic? Ridiculous? Perhaps. But until the  story has completely
> unfolded I'm keeping all my options open and posting those that run
> counter to the accepted interpretations. It's more fun that way.

HunterGreen:
I just really don't see the point of some sort of Evil!Sirius 
plotline. Maybe if he were still alive, but to find out he had all 
these other motivations after he's already gone wouldn't be all that 
dramatic. Also (and this is part of the reason I hate Evil!Snape 
theories) it would make his character a little dizzying; first he's 
evil, then good, then evil again, it would make the dramatic climax 
of PoA sort of silly.


-HunterGreen