Did Sirius *ever* consider consequences? (was: Trusting characters)

[naamagatus]

No: HPFGUIDX 119313


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
 
> SSSusan again:
> These are excellent points, Pippin.  You may be correct that Sirius 
> did not actually think this through so much as just believe it was 
> *right* for Harry to know.  It probably is not much in his nature 
to 
> do a whole lot of "consequence estimation"... but I do think he 
> wasn't totally incapable of it.  Jen already pointed out his 
> behavior in GoF, and I agree with her on that.
> 
> As for Molly & DD, again I think you make an interesting point.  
> They DID look at and consider consequences... but doing so might 
not 
> have led them to the best decision or actions.  
> 
> So where does that leave Sirius in this OotP moment?  Who 
> was "right" and who was "wrong"?
> 
>

I think that in both cases - Sirius and Molly, each side held an 
opinion that was not arrived at in a totally rational way. However, 
IMO that is *especially* true of Molly. She is blinded to some degree 
by their her fears. For Molly, Harry is not only a surrogate son, he 
also symbolises each and every one of her children, and the dangers 
that await them. How else to understand her passionate, almost 
hysterical efforts to prevent Harry from being in the know? I 
certainly can't see much rationality here or thought of consequences. 
After all, whether he knows it or not, Harry carrys a tremendous 
burden. Now that Voldemort has returned, surely it's better for 
Harry, and safer (as was revealed in OotP) to know his destiny.
Sirius is probably also swayed by emotional factors (such as the 
overidentification of Harry with James), but I think that he does see 
Harry more clearly than Molly does at that point - as an individual 
with a right to know, in order to be able to make his own choices and 
choose his own defences. 


Naama