[HPforGrownups] Re: Sirius' death (was: Dept of Mysteries Veil Room)

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 115182


--- Nora Renka <nrenka at yahoo.com> wrote:

> And no matter what any of us think about him, Harry loved him 
> deeply, and he loved Harry; and I think he had a lot to offer, in 
> both that capacity and in others. 


Did Harry love Sirius deeply?  How could he?  Harry barely knew the
man.  He spent 9/10's of POA thinking he was the traitor who caused
his parents' deaths and he was sure that he hated him then.  In GOF
he communicated with him by owl or met him in a cave with Ron and
Hermione present.  In OOTP, Harry was too intimidated by Sirius' mood
and Mrs. Weasley's crankiness to be alone with him and spent (way too
much) time dedoxying the drapes.  

Only once did they bond as godfather/mentor-godson/mentee: in GoF
when they talked through the fireplace and Harry told Sirius all
about the dragon task, and fighting with Ron and Sirius was
sympathetic and didn't stress Harry out with "I'll be right there!"
tendencies.  

Harry loved the idea of having a godfather who was his and there for
him alone.  Sirius loved the idea of having a godson and fulfilling
the role he thought he'd lost 15 years earlier.  But they weren't
together long enough or often enough for them to have a relationship
in the present time.

Magda

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