OoP: everything from Sirius to Snape to Mrs Figg

[catherinemckiernan]

No: HPFGUIDX 62803

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Laura" <metslvr19 at y...> wrote:
> Warning: the text below contains my nonsensical OOP ramblings (and 
> spoilers, of course)
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> Final Rant
> Why, WHY is everyone getting on Harry's case for running off to
save 
> Sirius?  I'm sorry, I really don't see how that is his fault at
all.  
> He had a dream in which Mr. Weasley was attacked and it was true.  
> Then he had a dream in which Sirius was attacked.  Was he supposed
to 
> stop and say, "well, maybe its not true this time??"  Maybe if 
> someone had *told* him that LV was possibly going to try to trick 
> him.  Then I could see a problem.  But even then, he did check to
see 
> if Sirius was at home.  What was he supposed to do?  The boy is not 
> perfect.  I know, he should have gone to Snape (I was very very
angry 
> with him for not thinking of that) but you can't have anything.  
> Barring that one oversight, I don't see how it was his fault at
all.  
> Because if I had had that dream, I know exactly what I would have 
> done.  (Except I would have gone to Snape first.  *grin*)
> 

He should have remembered about the object Sirius gave him
specifically for communication in time of need, instead of "wallowing
in his emotions", as Snape would put it. Okay, obviously at that point
he wasn't thinking clearly, but Hermione was, and if he'd stopped
being angry at any point preceding this to discover the useful mirror,
he could have talked to Sirius. But then Sirius wouldn't have died,
and Harry wouldn't have joined his godfather (and Snape?) in platinum
membership of the 'It Was My Fault They Died' guilt club.

Catherine McK (who doesn?t think the Thestrals are a Flint, and who is
distraught that the thing she dreaded has come to pass)

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> -Laura (trying to think of a way to distinguish herself from the 
> other Laura in the group)