Questions for parents...(Sirius)

[sjlupin]

No: HPFGUIDX 73617

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Melanie Black 
<princessmelabela at y...> wrote:
> If you got wind that your child was running out of the
> Department of mysteries after seeing a dream that you
> are pretty sure was sent by somebody wanting to murder
> your child..would you say "Okay, everybody go help
> him..I'll stay right here."  
> 
> I don't know any parent that wouldn't have gone.  I
> don't think Sirius is any different...and I think what
> is very interesting in that scene is that Sirius did
> not tell harry to grab a wand and fight, no he told
> him to take Neville and get out of the way.  Which I
> shows a great deal of caring...and irresponsible
> parent would have let Harry handle it..but then again
> maybe I am crazy.  But I think that the fact that
> Sirius went to the Department of Mysteries actually
> showed how much he loved Harry.  If he had not died in
> it..the truth is we wouldn't be calling it
> irresponsible at all.
> 
> ~Mela

There is absoultely no question that any parent would do the same. I 
truly believe that Sirius loved Harry like his own son. To me there 
is no question of that. Yes he had alot of issues and had been 
through HELL since the night Lily and James died. But, IMHO, had he 
not gone to the MoM magic that night knowing that Harry was in severe 
danger, I would have lost ALOT of respect for him. 

sjlupin