[HPforGrownups] Re: Dark? Sirius / Stubby Bored Man?

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 115131


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From: "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:25 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Dark? Sirius / Stubby Bored Man?


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> 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.
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> 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.
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> > charme wrote:
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> > 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.
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> >  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?
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> 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).
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> 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! ;-)
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> 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).
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> Carol
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