Dark? Sirius / Stubby Bored Man?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 115041


mhbobbin wrote:
> > Boardman. Bored Man. I don't mean the whole story as reported in
The Quibbler is legitimate. But what would have prevented Sirius from
 sneaking out of Grim Old Place to sing with The Hobgoblins. He was,
after all, a Bored Man.  And this particularly far-fetched article is
mentioned twice. First, when Kingsley gives the paper to Arthur
thinking Sirius would find it interesting. Second, when Harry picks up
Luna's magazine.

Carol responds:
Wasn't it an article about a flying motorcycle that Arthur thought
would interest Sirius? And I think the part about Harry picking up
Luna's magazine was just to introduce us to the Quibbler (Fudge baking
goblins into pies and all that). And of course we get Hermione's
reaction to the Quibbler before she knows that Luna's father owns it,
setting up the contrast between the two girls which will surely be
further developed in future books.

> charme wrote:
> 
> Bored man is right :)  This appears to be Sirius' modus operandi,
time and time again.  Remember, the Snape Pensieve scene in OoP where
James picks on Snape?  One of the reasons that happened was Sirius was
"bored." <snip> I thought the interaction between Snape and Sirius at
GP toward the latter part of Christmas break was quite telling, and I
don't take DD statements to Harry after Sirius' demise at the DoM to
heart WRT Sirius not being provoked by Snape's insinuations.  Sirius,
whitefaced and angry, wanted to put down with Snape once and for all.
> 
>  IMO, Sirius most likely did sing with The Hobgoblins, and in OoP at
> Christmas in GP again, there's canon that Sirius was walking the
halls singing "God Rest Ye Merry Hippogriffs." No one else (other than
Peeves) has been referred to has specifically "singing," have they?

Carol responds:
I'm not quite sure that I see the connection between Sirius's
treatment of Snape (except in the Pensieve scene) and his boredom. Can
you clarify the argument a little? I do agree that Sirius is almost
out of his head with boredom (combined with frustration and the
company of his mother's portrait and a psycho house-elf).

As for singing with the Hobgoblins as Stubby Boardman, the only
evidence for the truth of that story is the bad pun. I personally
don't think Sirius was getting any recreation beyond screaming at
Kreacher and drinking himself into oblivion. Unless, possibly, he was
reading Snape's reports! ;-)

As for singing, have you forgotten the rousing choruses of "Weasley Is
Our King" (written by the multi-talented Draco Malfoy)in OoP? IIRC, we
also had valentines sung by dwarfs in CoS, the Hogwarts school song
(sung to any tune you please) in SS/PS, and singing suits of armor
(who forgot half the words) at Christmas (I forget which book).

Carol