Harry and Sirius AND Progression of Endings

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 69966

Annemehr wrote:
> > What I *don't* understand, however, is his wishing to egg Harry 
on 
> > into recklessness all of a sudden.  

Marina replied:
> 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.

Annemehr:
I saw it as a danger to *both* of them if Harry is caught meeting 
Sirius in Hogsmeade.  Also, Sirius seems to be encouraging taking 
risks in general, as being "part of the fun."  There is nothing in 
what he says that tells Harry "it's alright for me to take risks, 
but you keep your head down" (not that Harry would appreciate 
*that*).  Encouraging the DA is indeed the right thing to do, but 
nowhere is there any guidance on *weighing* risks and benefits.  
And, I don't remember any warnings not to do anything rash once 
Harry leaves Privet Drive -- were there any?  Please point me!

In Sirius's defense, though, there was precious little time for them 
to talk at all (one very evil result of Fudge's doing what was 
easy), so it's impossible to judge the amount of good advice Harry 
may eventually have gotten.  What Sirius did say still seems a 
little one-sided to me.

To those new to this thread: I was *not* blaming Sirius for this; I 
saw it as an unfortunate consequence of his ongoing pain and recent 
isolation.

Annemehr
a Sirius fan