Harry and Sirius (was: Please pass the tissues )

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 69880

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Melanie Black 
<princessmelabela at y...> wrote:
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>  
> D.G. wrote:
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> Is it beyond the pale to suggest that in goading Harry this way, 
> Sirius unintentionally sealed both Harry's fate and his own?  >  
> 
> Melanie replied: 
BIG SNIP HERE
> And I'm sorry I think we are confusing Sirius's desire to involved 
in his godson's life (I'm sorry but he even told Kreacher he cared 
for Harry, we all know he cared he wanted to protect him) with 
arrogance.  I don't think it is that horrible for a person to have 
want to spend time with the person they were suppossed to have 
guardianship for after being seperated from them for 13 years.  I 
think it's really sad that we are insulting Sirius in this manner, 
whether he was a good person or a bad person  He WAS important.BIG 
SNIP AGAIN
> And lets Lets just face it you guys Sirius would have never put 
Harry in any danger, we know this because of the occumlemncy scene.  
He might have put hisself in danger but I think most of us agree that 
if one of our children was struggling with life (and hurting as much 
as Harry) then we would do everything we can to protect them.  I 
think in the end that was Sirius motivations not
>  anything else.  
> 
> ~Melanie, who is a biased Sirius fan...not because she thinks he is 
perfect....it's his imperfections that make him a truly great 
character.  They also made him a realistic person.  :)
> 
> 
> We shall never forget Sirius Black....long live his memory!  
> Come visit my LJ http://www.livejournal.com/users/princessmela2

ME:
That was a very heated defense of Sirius and I'd expect nothing less 
from a devoted fan but the truth is, Sirius had said a few things 
that could have easily confused Harry, made him want to live up to 
what Sirius would like him to be, which is more like James. I cringed 
when Sirius seemed to dare Harry, almost challenge him in that casual 
way to be more adventurous. Harry is just a kid, with as we all know, 
very few adults that perform anything like parenting for him. It's 
absolutely natural he'd want to please Sirius, be what Sirius would 
want him to be. I am only relieved that this didn't go further than 
it did. At the initial point we meet Sirius in OOP, he's obviously 
changed quite a bit from the caring, cautious man he was in GOF. Now 
he's like a caged animal, desperate to be of some use, at loose ends 
casting about for something to ease his isolation. I do not doubt he 
loves Harry beyond measure, that he is more than capable of being 
kind, caring and solicitous, but there is without doubt a new aspect 
of him, the person willing to act without regard to the consequences 
at times. I didn't personally understand how this aspect developed. I 
thought it abrupt. But that's where JKR took the story. I don't blame 
Sirius for his frustrations. I only wish he could have remained the 
cool-headed man that cared for Harry in GOF.
Jennifer