Sirius revisited--emotional maturity

[Brenda M.]

No: HPFGUIDX 104928

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" 
<delwynmarch at y...> wrote:
> Brenda M. wrote, about Sirius not apologising:
> > I take it as guys' thing. Like silent agreement or pact amongst 
guys 
> > that they don't show their weakness. 
> (I snip the rest but I find it just as relevant)
> >
> > Hermione is different, she is a GIRL (again emphasis on being a 
GIRL) 
> > more mature and very upfront and straightforward.
> >
> > Apologizing for suspecting Lupin as a spy is a totally different 
> > matter. Lupin's integrity as a whole was on the hot plate. Sirius 
> > NEEDED to apologize, as he did (same goes for Lupin).
> > 
> > Sirius probably thought that it'd be petty of Lupin to get 
offended 
> > by his 'wish it was full moon' comment,
> (snip rest of relevant stuff)
> 
> Del replies :
> OK, this time I see it :-) !! Seen that way, it makes sense to me. 
I'm
> not saying I couldn't still be right, but I can see how you could be
> right too. Thanks !
> 
> Bren also wrote:
> > But didn't Lupin say in Shrieking Shack, "And they didn't desert 
me 
> > at all. Instead they did something for me that would make my 
> > transformations not only bearable, but the best times of my life. 
> > They became Animagi" (PoA, 258. UK)
> 
> Del replies :
> Ouch ! One canon-hole in my ship ! 
> 
> Bren wrote :
> > Werewolves aren't danger to animals, so when they couldn't keep 
him 
> > company as humans they did as animals. Exploring Hogwarts ground 
and 
> > Forbidden Forest as animals is a *extremely* fun adventure -- 
even 
> > for me, let alone hot-blooded over-their-own-heads boys.
> > 
> > I think they all longed for that *special time of month* 
> 
> Del replies :
> All right, all right, you have a point for sure. I'm still not 
reading
> the Pensieve scene the way you present it, but I agree that you 
might
> read it more accurately than I do.
> 
> Maybe.


Bren now:

Hehehe. No matter how much we analyze boys, we'll NEVER understand 
them!! "Boys will be boys"

AFter all, we don't *really* know what Lupin thought of it himself, 
he never mentions it. They still get along very well, so assuming he 
wasn't *really* hurt by the comment *that* much. But true, Sirius 
should have been more considerate towards his friends' feelings 
(other than James)

Bren, who will CRY her river if Sirius turned out to be gay! :'(