Ron's and Sirius' Laughing, strange Curse

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 119959


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "templar1112002" 
<templar1112002 at y...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> 2) It has always puzzled me why Sirius had been caught 
*laughing*... 
> On one hand, even when I first read that part, I thought that if 
he 
> was one of VM's strongest Death Eaters, he was a very stupid one 
for 
> having been caught laughing in the middle of the explosion scene.
> OTOH, even after I learned that he was not a Death Eater, I still 
> thought that he was stupid, for having stayed there and laughing, 
to 
> top it all.
> 
> But then, I thought of the MoM fight in OoTP, when Ron got hit 
with 
> that strange curse that made him laugh and act goofy in such a 
> dangerous situation... Perhaps that was the same curse that got 
> Sirius to act like a madman back then, it would be a 
> more 'acceptable' explanation of his reckless behaviour, IMO.  
Plus, 
> even though Peter was not at the MoM, it could very well be a 
curse 
> that only DEs use.  I wonder if Harry is ever going to ask about 
> those hexes/curses that the Ron and Hermione got hit with at the 
> MoM...
> 
> What do you think?  Has this been discussed before?
> 
> Marcela

mhbobbin now:  It has been discussed before but more related to the 
Cheering Charm that is mentioned several times in PoA. At one point 
Harry and Ron learn Cheering Charms, and Hermione missed the class. 
And in typical JKR fashion, the focus is on how stressed-out 
HErmione could have used a cheering charm. Later in the exam, Harry 
overdoes the charm on Ron, and Ron must go to a quiet room in order 
to stop laughing and finish the exam. I've long thought that the 
only reason the Cheering Charm is in PoA is to hint at  why Sirius 
might have been laughing after the Pettigrew explosion. Of course, 
it's pretty hard to defend yourself when you're laughing 
hysterically. --And I've also thought Pettigrew threw the Cheering 
Charm at Sirius, while some other wizard--possibly Fudge--caused the 
explosion. I don't accept that Pettigrew killed 13 wizards in that 
duel.

But now you point out Ron being hysterical again in the MoM. It 
appears to be a strong second example of how a person might be 
laughing hysterically while in a serious situation.  Very 
interesting.

Mhbobbin