OOP: what we forget with Sirus and James and Harry

[Melanie Black]

No: HPFGUIDX 65636

Lots of discussion has centered around how much of jerks Sirius and James were when they were younger.  However, I want to defend them to some degree..
 
firstly I am going to assume (this is just an asssumption for James) that he and Sirius both grew up in wizarding families that were essentially well-off.
 
They never experienced what it was like to be an outsider when they were young (certainly Sirius has now, but I maintain that Sirius is not the jerky kid he once was) many children who are like this have this tendency to be cruel people.  It's true and I know that almost all of those people grow up to regret it.  
 
What we forget about Harry is that he was seperated from the wizarding world at a very young age.  He grew up an outsider, no friends, and constantly feeling like he didn't belong.  Thus, we see Harry grow into a compassionate young man, one that hates hurting people and making fun of people.  
 
I know from personal experience that much of the way you were treated will depend on how you treat others.  I knwo I was made of all the time as a child..and Like Harry I hate seeing people get hurt.  
 
Just something to think about....but I just wanted t say...that if Harry had grown up a wizard, I daresay he may have developed into somebody much more similar to young James and Sirius
 
~Melanie


We shall never forget Sirius Black....long live his memory!  
 
"Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest pleasure" ~Luna Lovegood, OOTP pg. 186.
 
Check out my first latest Fan Fic piece:  
http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1401067 
 
It's called Behind The Veil!




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