Why DID Sirius laugh? (was: Peter Pettigr ew, questions)

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No: HPFGUIDX 101459

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
> <susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> > Alla: 
> > > Personally I always read his laugh as kind of hysterical one. 
As 
> if 
> > > he could not believe the absurdity of what was happening and 
that 
> > > is why he was laughing. 
> > 
> > Gina:
> > > I agree because he did not know what Pettigrew was up to when 
he 
> > > sliced off his own finger and started yelling things that did 
not 
> > > make sense. We know by Sirius seeing Pettigrew in the 
newspaper 
> pic 
> > > that he did not know Peter was alive so personally I think 
Sirius 
> > > really believed that Pettigrew blew himself up. I mean - 
cutting 
> > > his finger off would seem like he was going to do a really big 
> > > spell to me then when he blew himself up - I personally would 
> have 
> > > thought that hilarious until I realized that he intended me to 
be 
> > > blamed for it. Pettigrew was not a great wizard like James
> > > or Sirius so blowing himself up on accident would not be out 
of 
> his 
> > > reach. 
> > >  
> > > Sirius did not get a trial either so I believe that the MoM 
was 
> in 
> > > on it. 


Sorry if I'm late on the discussion, but I thought Sirius was 
laughing because Pettigrew hit him with a cheering charm. I'd always 
assumed that's why JKR went to such great lengths to put them in the 
book and have Ron get hit by a powerful one by Harry and have to be 
removed to another room becasue he couldn't stop laughing. I can't 
check and see if that's in the canon or not, but that was my 
impression.

John