Harry's Anger: LV v. Sirius

[grindieloe <andie@knownet.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49053

huntleyl at m... writes:
... he seems to have very
little rage at Voldie for his parents - at least nothing like he had 
for
Sirius

SnapesSlytherin at a... wrote: Does anyone else wonder why that is?  
Harry isn't as angry at LV as he was at 
Sirius.  Why?  I have a theory.  (The following will go on Harry's 
knowledge 
 during most of PoA.)  Harry is just as angry at LV as he is at 
Sirius, but 
 Sirius did one thing LV did not.  Betrayal.  Sirius betrayed 
Harry's parents. 
Loyalty is a big thing in the Potterverse.  


now me:

I totally agree with this theory.  While Harry, of course, would be 
angry with Voldie, he knows that Voldemort really would have done 
the same to anyone else who got in his way.  On the other hand, when 
Harry learned that Sirius was his parents' best friend and that he 
has supposedly betrayed them, this would certainly bother Harry 
more.  Like you said, betrayal is a big issue in Potterverse; also, 
friendship is a big issue as well.

Sirius mentions Harry's loyalty to his friends in PoA when Harry and 
Hermione meet him (& Ron & Scabbers - aka Peter) in the Shrieking 
Shack. He says something of the order of knowing that Harry would 
come to rescue his friend... just as his father would have done... 
Once Harry has determined that someone is a "friend," he will go to 
any lengths to protect them.... 

More Examples:
Ron - when he gets pulled into the Shreiking Shack; when he is tied 
to Pettigrew and Lupin when Lupin is transforming.

Hermione - troll, basilisk

and eventually... 
Sirius - escape on Buckbeak, assistance on his innocence, and 
keeping his silence on Sirius' whereabouts 

Sirius tells Harry that he is truly his father's son... (Still 
holding back some tears whenever I read that line!) This means that 
James no doubt would also go to the ends of the Earth for his 
friends.

Anyway, that agains leads back into this loyalty issue... (which is 
where I believe this rambling began!) Harry is loyal and wants those 
close to him to be as well... thus, why he would be more upset at 
Sirus' betrayal rather than Voldie's downright evil nature.

That holds true in everyday life as well... when someone who 
supposedly is our friend betrays us, it is more of a betrayal than 
if our enemies would do the same...

Okay, that's all from me for now!
Happy New Year Everyone!

grindieloe :)