Sirius reservations

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 79856

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, B Arrowsmith 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:> 

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> To most male fans Sirius is not a sympathetic or credible 
character, 
> not in the same way that Snape or DD or Arthur Weasley is. 

Well, not being male, I can't comment on how men see any of the 
above.  Arthur is an interesting choice - a perfectly nice man who 
loves his wife and kids and who's often befuddled by at least some of 
his children, somehwat confused by the world of muggle artifacts, 
(which is his line of work, to some extent), and is often henpecked 
by his wife.  I guess guys could find that sympathetic and credible,
but mostly in the "there but for the grace of God..."

And Snape...I'll give you credible, but sympathetic?  <shudders>

If they try 
> to put themselves in his position it doesn't work. His behaviour  
> doesn't tie in with male expectations or projections. Not only 
that, as 
> soon as he appears, so do holes all over the plot.

<massive snip of things others have addressed>

I'm not going to try to talk you into liking Sirius, because it's 
your right to not like him or not think his character had a purpose.  
It strikes me that if Sirius and his actions are riddled with so many 
plot holes for you, then JKR didn't do a particularly good job in 
creating this character...<looks over her shoulder for the Heresy 
Police>

Marianne