Sirius - who is right?

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No: HPFGUIDX 73564

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tania_schr" <tania_schr at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mkaliz" <kai_z at o...> wrote:
> 
>  -snip-
> 
> > Unfortunately, Dumbledore underestimated the depths of Sirius'
> > frustration, depression, and emotional vulnerability.
> > 
> > Snape's constant taunting wasn't 100% the cause of Sirius' 
> decision to
> > head to the Ministry (no matter how sane/mature Sirius might have
> > been, I can't see him hesitating for one second to go to Harry's 
> aid,
> > no matter how nicely he was asked to wait for Dumbledore!), but I
> > think it certainly contributed to Sirius' screwed-up emotional 
> state.
> > 
> > But then, Dumbledore has always seemed to place individual's 
> physical
> > safety ahead of their emotional welfare/needs/vulnerabilities. 
> > 
> > --kai
> 
>   I agree that Dumbledore didn't realize what harm Sirius' new 
> captivity was doing to him.
>  I think the Sirius we saw before this book wouldn't have cared at 
> all about Snape's comments.  Maybe he would have even had fun 
> throwing comments back at Snape.  But in OoP Snape is hitting on 
> the one thing that is bothering Sirius tremendously (his feeling of 
> worthlessness).  Sirius had had hours upon hours (days, months) to 
> dwell on this horrible feeling only for it to be pointed out to him 
> over and over again by someone he disliked, and who was in a 
> position he might have liked to have been in.  (Let's see, would 
> Sirius have enjoyed teaching at Hogwarts where he is surrounded by 
> some activity and can daily chat with Harry . . . ?)
>   
> Tania


I agree, in no point when reading the story did I think that this 
taunting did not offend Sirius. Sirius' death and his life at 
Grimmauld Place has a lot of holes. One of them is when Harry is 
reading about those herbs that make people confuse and cause them to 
be reckless. Harry thinks "Hermione says Sirius has been acting 
reckless" before drifting off to sleep. So Snape's comments 
definitely brought out the recklessness in Sirius. I see no purpose 
for this passage to be mentioned at all, unless its important. It 
also plays into my theory that there is a mole in the order and that 
mole is someone who 'volunteered' to be part of harry's guard.

However, if someone has been slipping herbs to Sirius, I want them 
brought to justice, the MOST severe. Oh and I don't think it was 
creature because Sirius was acting reckless before Christmas and I 
don't think he would have done it of his own accord.

Roxx