What JKR Finds Important - Harry's Anger

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" <delwynmarch at y...>
wrote:

> And I have a question. I don't remember Harry writing to Sirius, and
> more especially I don't remember him being angry at Sirius for not
> telling him anything. How come ?
> 
> Del

Hey!  I think I can answer these (to my satisfaction, if not yours, at
least)! :)

We aren't told that Harry writes to Sirius, but it's implied, I
suppose.  At least, Sirius' letters to Harry are referred to in the
first chapter:

'Sirius, at least, seemed to understand how Harry was feeling. 
Admittedly, his letters were just as empty of proper new as Ron and
Hermione's, but at least they contained words of caution and
consolation instead of tantalising hints: /I know this must be
frustrating for you ... Keep your nose clean ad everything will be OK
... Be careful and don't do anything rash ...'/ --OoP ch. 1

As for Harry not being angry at Sirius, we go into the territory of my
personal opinion.  First of all, he seems to have appreciated Sirius'
letters better than Ron's or Hermione's.  Why? It's hard to say from
the snippets we get in the book, but apparently R & H's lacked any
overt acknowledgement of how Harry must have been feeling included
with the we'll-tell-you-all-when-we-see-you (whenever that would be).

Second, by the time he saw Sirius, he had already unloaded on Ron and
Hermione. (And yes, they didn't deserve being unloaded on, but frankly
I don't think getting yelled at was such a horrible thing for them to
take for the sake of their friend.)  By the time Harry saw Sirius,
he'd had some release.

But not least, I think it may have to do with how he relates to
Sirius.  I think since that night in the Shrieking Shack, Harry has
always seen himself as taking care of Sirius to some extent.  He may
turn to Sirius for helpful advice, but he would never unload on him
the way he can with Ron and Hermione.

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