OOP: Re: Sirius the Jerk

[Rachael]

No: HPFGUIDX 64983

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Diana Williams" <diana at s...> 
wrote:
> Actually, the things that make me think of Sirius as a jerk are the 
way he
> treats his *friends* even more so than the way he treats his enemy 
(Snape).
> He makes a comment in the Pensieve scene that show he has little 
thought for
> anyone but himself - he's bored and he wishes it was the Full 
Moon.  Lupin
> is sitting right there, already starting to look bad as it's 
approaching the
> Full Moon (or so Harry speculates from his appearance), and Sirius 
must know
> what horrible agonies his friend goes through during his 
transformation, not
> to mention the loss of his mental control.  And yet, he's bored and 
wishes
> it was the Full Moon so they could go out and play.  That's utter
> insensitivity to me, and his "Sorry, Moony" comes across as very 
insincere
> and more of a response to Lupin calling him on the matter.
> 
> Diana Williams


Me:
I disagree.  I see this comment more along the lines of Hermione's "I 
wish I could see Thestrals" and Harry's "Do you really?"  Hemione is 
just acting on her instinct of knowing and understanding everything 
without really thinking about what her comment means.  Sirius was 
just looking for something to do and didn't really think about what 
it meant to Remus.  But that is just my take and I can see eiher 
interpretation making sense, this one just rings truer to me.

Rachael
Bratty