[HPforGrownups] Why DID Sirius laugh? (was: Peter Pettigrew, questions)

[Lady Macbeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 101428

Siriusly Snapey Susan:
Yes, PLEASE, will people weigh in on this one??  It's never made
sense to me either.  Was it just that Sirius was laughing in an
ironic sort of, "I can't BELIEVE this is happening to me?" kind of
way?  It was always described as sort of maniacal, though....

It seems to me that the report of Sirius laughing after the blown-up
street always weighed heavily against him, and even when we did
discover his innocence, it's not one of those things which instantly
made sense in light of the new facts.  Why WAS he laughing?


Lady Macbeth:

Because Sirius is a nutter?  <G> That's part of the reason I adore him - I
have no doubt in my mind that he's not all "right in the head" as some
people would put it.  Those ARE the type who are dubbed "insane" after all,
whether it be "temporary insanity" or "incurable insanity".  "Normal" people
cry, scream, rant, beg, etc in such a situation, but but nutters laugh their
bum off.  (Notice how many times I've used quotes in this paragraph - it
indicates something of my opinion of traditional definitions of "normal" and
"insanity".)

-Lady Macbeth


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