New thoughts on Sirius

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 114737


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote:


snip.
 
> I felt a little let-down by her characterization. Not that she 
said 
> anything untrue of course ;), but she seems to be wavering on her 
> view of Sirius, like she was influenced by fandom casting the cold 
> light of day on the character. It's like hearing your Mom trash 
your 
> brother behind his back: "Oh well, that one...yes, well we tried 
but 
> he's been a big disappointment."
> 
> Jen, wondering if JKR is back-pedaling or merely bringing to light 
> her true feelings on the subject.



Alla:

I don't know, Jen. I am trying to think positive. As someone just 
told me off list, but she is saying at the end, aren't we all not 
perfect?

I may have been feeling a little let down by Sirius characterisation 
at the end of OOP (understatement of the century :o))

But now she did not say anything that I did not already know. I love 
him anyway. :o) 

I also think that she squashed Sirius as DE indefinitely by saying 
that he loved James as a brother.


What I found interesting is her positive characterisation of Remus 
in that answer. Hmmm, I wonder what Pippin thinks about it.