Themes in OotP (was Re: Angry Harry in HBP?)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 120064


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_b_desert_king" 
<a_b_desert_king at h...> wrote:
> 

Heather:
> I guess I figured that if the opportunity hadn't presented itself 
as 
> it did then Harry would have actively persued Sirius at some point 
> and done who knows what...
> 
> That was the point I was making, but you are totally correct in 
> saying that Harry did not set out to confront Sirius.  :)

Geoff:
I see your point, but there is a world of difference between 
saying "If I get my hands on him, I'll kill him" and actually getting 
the opportunity.

Just looking at the logistics of the thing, how would Harry set out 
to confront Sirius? How would he know where to start? With half the 
Wizarding World out searching for Sirius anyway, how would Harry find 
him on his own?

The confrontation, when it came, was, to Harry, a complete fluke. It 
was dictated by /Sirius's/ wish to get his hands on Pettigrew which 
meant that /he/ had to come to Ron (and hence to Harry) and not the 
other way round.