Sirius revisited

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 104435

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
> <arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> 
> > Consider:
> > 
> > Dog eat dog
> > To die like a dog
> > To go to the dogs
> > In the doghouse
> > A dirty dog
> > Dog in a manger
> > Black dog

Jen: A few more, for my side:

Dog-eared (much-loved)
Every dog has his day
Man's best friend
Loyal like a dog
Dogged

And Sirius in OOTP, 'dog days' referring to stagnation or 
inactivity. 

Kneasy:
> > Sirius as a member of a pack would be worrying - who is the
> > pack leader? 'Cos Sirius would be constantly challenging, and
> > with him in charge, what need for Voldy?

Carolyn responded:
> The leader of the pack ? James.. he's at the centre of this 
somehow. 
> Its his presence we don't understand at GH, who he is, or where 
the 
> money came from..why he switched secret keepers, why he gave his 
> cloak to DD.

Jen again: Yes, exactly! Carolyn mentioned before what the stag 
could symbolize. My first thought was in Arthurian legend the 
appearance of the white stag symbolizes the impetus of a quest, 
sending knights forth to battle--This reminds me of James as the 
leader of the pack. Also, the timing of them learning to be animagus 
is right before the First War.

Also in Arthurian legend, the white stag is sometimes associated 
with the Lady of the Lake, who gives the sword Excalibur to Arthur. 
So maybe the Invisibility Cloak wasn't the only thing James Potter 
had in his possession before dying?

Jen Reese