[HPforGrownups] Re: Angry Harry in HBP?

[Vivamus]

No: HPFGUIDX 119649

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Vivamus" <Vivamus at T...> wrote:
> imamommy:
> * snip *
> Guilt from the fact that he truly IS responsible for Sirius' 
> death, compounded with all the anger we already have seen, 
> will tend to make both the denial and the anger much worse.
> * snip *
> 
> I disagree when anyone says that Harry is responsible for Sirius' 
> death. All those who hid the truth from Harry are the ones 
> responsible for Sirius' death. Yes, Harry is very impulsive, 
> but he is above all a courageous, determined and heroic 15 
> year old. What he really needs, IMO, is guidance on how to 
> better channel his emotions and I hope that he finds a caring 
> person in book 6 who will help him work through his grief.
> As an adult, I find that there is much to admire in Harry.
> Nicole         

Vivamus:
Nicole, I quite agree that he needs guidance on what to do with his
emotions, and I also agree that he is not the only one -- nor even the main
one -- responsible for Sirius' death (I lay that at the feet of Bellatrix).
But in talking about the grief, I was trying to look at it from his
emotional point of view, as it were.  Sirius is dead because Harry (1)
didn't listen to any of his friends about it being impossible for Sirius to
be at the MoM, (2) didn't listen to DD, Sirius, or Lupin about Occlumency,
(3) didn't trust Snape enough to work with him on Occlumency, (4) forgot
that Snape was in the OOtP, and probably a few other reasons.  Granted,
Harry's emotions were overwhelming.  Had he used his head in any ONE of
those areas instead of galloping madly off in all directions, however,
Sirius would not have died.

As adults, we can look at that and be very understanding about it -- but it
would still cause us a level of pain almost beyond imagination.  When you
have messed up and someone is dead as a direct result of your mistakes, that
is a truly devastating burden.   Look at it from Harry's point of view:  His
Godfather, the only adult (in Harry's mind) who is anything like a father to
Harry, is now dead because Harry didn't listen to ANYONE.  That would be
tough for anyone of any age to handle, and Harry is, as you said, only 15.

Vivamus