Trusting characters Re: bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs

[Sharon]

No: HPFGUIDX 118863


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> 
> SSSusan:
> > > Some posters 
> > > have been arguing that Sirius' case as presented makes no 
sense -
> > > - that he must've been in on a double-cross of James & Lily -- 
> > > or that he was a coward.  
>  
> Magda: 
> > I don't think anyone really believes that he was evil or a
> > double-crosser or a coward.  And his case as presented does make
> > sense and all of his actions are very much in character.   
> 
> 
> SSSusan:
> Oh, but some do believe this!  Several posters have proposed ESE!
> Sirius and even just within the last couple of day's worth of posts 
> folks have talked about what a coward he was--saying he *pretended* 
> to be willing to die for his friends but actually setting Peter up 
> to be killed while he [Sirius] could run & hide.  


For the record, I don't actually buy the ESE! Sirius theory.  (Nor do 
I go in for ESE!Lupin.)  

Do I think Sirius was bullheaded, stupid, and cowardly?  Yup.  Do I 
think he meant for James and Lily to die?  Not a chance.  He did what 
he *thought* was right - he just has his priorities in the wrong 
places, and his trust in the wrong people.

--azriona