[HPforGrownups] Harry never got to tell Sirius he loved him

[Buttercup]

No: HPFGUIDX 72403


Buttercup writes:
> > Another sad thing about Sirius's death is that
> Harry never got to tell his godfather that he loved him
> and vice versa. I know each of them knew how the other
> > felt, but still...

Sherrie:
> But DID he love Sirius?  Or did he just love the
> IDEA of having someone who cared about HIM? The idea 
of having a real parental figure?  (Not that I really 
> think Sirius was a GOOD one, mind.)  His projection
> of James onto Sirius?  And did Sirius love Harry, or 
only the projection of James that he put on Harry?
> 
> Think about it - before Harry comes to Grimmauld
> Place, they can't have spent more than perhaps a dozen 
hours in each other's company, plus the exchange of 
> a few letters - is that REALLY enough time to develop 
that sort of feeling?  I don't think so...

 
Me:

Yes, I still think they loved each other. Length of
time doesn't always determine the ability to love
someone. You can know someone for a short period of
time with not much contact and have an emotional
connection or bond with them. And isn't that what love
is? The fact that Harry was willing to risk his life
for Sirius, and I believe Sirius would have done the
same proves this. You can know some one for years and
years and see them every day, yet feel nothing for
them. I think they respected each other, thought
highly of each other and wanted to be in each others
lives.

Buttercup