Ringdear of the Marauders: Sirius or James? (was Kreacher the Murderer)

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No: HPFGUIDX 104784

Bren:

> It struck me odd though, when I was reading all the posts re: 
Animagi 
> and what it means. How Stag is the alpha-male dear and Dog is a 
> faithful, dead loyal (literally) and best-friend. But why though? 
> What makes James more 'alpha-male' than Sirius?
[snip]
> So how is it that JAmes is thought to be the leader of the 
Marauders? 
> By default of reckless teenage Alpha-male standards, shouldn't 
Sirius 
> be the "Man of Men", James the "best friend of the coolest guy", 
> Lupin the "model student" and Peter well, Wormtail?


Katie:

I think that Sirius and James probably had an equal share in their 
escapades. Why is James generally considered the leader? Because 
Sirius WORSHIPS James. I think Sirius is extremely rebellious, but 
would do anything James told him to (there's a line to the same 
effect in the Pensieve scene about James, as well). And I agree with 
your comments about the situation being different after James's 
death.

In a previous post, Demetra said that "Sirius dismisses Peter with a 
rather cruel comment about Wormtail wetting himself." I read that 
comment as jealous and petty, not cruel. Please don't flame me, 
people, but, put simply, I'd say that Sirius had a crush on James. 
Sirius becomes "the buddy" rather than "the alpha-male" because he's 
obviously devoted to James, while James is much more interested in 
other things (i.e., Lily).

-Katie
 trying so hard to keep this from becoming a SHIP post