JKR Characterization- oversimplification?

[drliss at comcast.net]

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Lisa:

Then again, I find her reduction of Sirius' good points/virtue to 
his loyalty and affection for James frustratingly simplistic as 
well.  Why bother to tell us so much about his family and childhood, 
about how he left home because of his beliefs and his opinion of his 
family's beliefs, if none of that means anything with regard to 
Sirius' character????



Lissa:

Bear in mind that this is her website and a FAQ.  She wrote maybe two paragraphs about Sirius there, after proofreading 20 chapters in a sitting.  She made two other mistakes in what she wanted to say in the same update.  Methinks JKR isn't writing long essays on characterization for this FAQ!

I don't think Sirius as he is in the books boils down to such a simple character.  I think she did that for the FAQ to answer the question "do you like Sirius Black?"  Given how the world is howling for book 6, I doubt she's spending tons of time writing her answers for this... I'm assuming she's writing the book instead.  

The website's a great resource, but I wouldn't read too much into it when she simplifies things a bit!  

Lissa

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