Harry and Sirius AND Progression of Endings

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 69956

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at y...> 
wrote:
> What I *don't* understand, however, is his wishing to egg Harry on 
> into recklessness all of a sudden.  Granted, in GoF, Harry was the 
> target whereas in OoP the whole country is under threat; yet 
surely 
> Sirius knows that Harry is still in a more particular danger than 
> anyone else? 

Was Sirius really egging Harry into recklessness, though?  In the 
argument that people are focusing on -- the one where Sirius 
complains that Harry isn't like James -- the point of contention is 
a risk to Sirius, not to Harry.  Sirius wants to come visit Harry in 
Hogsmeade, and Harry is saying no.  Sirius does encourage Harry to 
form the DA, but that turns out to be the right thing to do -- 
practically the only right thing Harry does in the whole book.  
Other than that, Sirius is pretty consistent about warning Harry not 
to be rash.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com