Why did Harry get such a liking of Sirius to start with ?

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 74380


What do you mean, it's a stupid question :-) ? Here, let me explain :

* When Harry learns of Sirius, he's a monster who's killed 13 people.

* Then Harry learns that Sirius supposedly wants to kill him, which 
makes his life even more miserable than it already was.

* Then Harry discovers that Sirius was his godfather, his father's 
best friend and betrayed him to LV !

* On the Fateful Night, Harry believes for quite some time that 
Sirius is there to kill him, and his hatred reaches boiling point : 
he almost kills him. Getting Harry to hate you that much is no small 
feat.

* Then the balloon blows up, Sirius is innocent, Peter is guilty, 
everything is sorted out, and Harry loves Sirius. DUH !?!?

How EVER did Harry's feelings for Sirius change that fast and that 
completely ?

I mean, okay so Sirius is his godfather. So ? Does the 
word "godfather" have a special power in the WW, which makes the 
godson love the godfather immediately ? One of my aunts was named 
unofficial godmother over me when I was a kid, should something 
happen to my mom. That aunt gave me presents when I was a kid, she 
was supposed to be my special auntie. In fact, she always was my 
least favorite one, godmother or not.

Okay, so Sirius has a house of his own, which means that Harry won't 
have to go back to the Dursleys anymore. Does that mean Harry should 
automatically love his godfather suddenly ? That he might be 
relieved, I would understand. But that he should feel such an instant 
familiarity with Sirius, no I don't get it.

So how come Harry took such a sudden liking to Sirius ? One moment he 
hates him so much he wants to kill him, and the next he loves him. I 
know that in the meantime Sirius has been cleared, but that's the 
only time this has meant anything to Harry. Snape has repeatedly been 
cleared of most of the suspicions Harry had about him, that doesn't 
make Harry love him any more.

So can someone explain to me what happened in Harry's heart ? Is it 
just that Sirius came at the right time in Harry's life, when Harry 
desperately needed a father figure, so he just latched on to the 
first man who let him do that ?

Del