Absolutely loved the book - - but....

[kiricat4001]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Inge" <Elvishooked at h...> 
wrote:

> I was disappointed that Sirius seems to have completely vanished 
from 
> the books as well as from Harry's thoughts. Maybe in book 7.... 
but 
> if Harry's grief was so easy to overcome as it seemed it has - I 
find 
> it rather difficult to see how Sirius can come back into Harry's 
> life - in whatever state (ghost, mirror....) and still be 
important 
> to Harry. Sirius was forgotten a bit too soon.

Marianne:

I don't think Sirius did entirely vanish from Harry's thoughts. He 
quite clearly does not want to talk about Sirius, and dreads when 
someone else brings up his name, as in the breakfast-in-bed scene at 
the Burrow.  I think JKR did perhaps underplay obvious grief, but 
then again, as much as I love Sirius, that particular aspect of 
Harry's life has to be put aside to some degree for the story to 
progress.  

In the first half or so of the book there were little clues that 
Harry still very much feels the loss of Sirius.  He thinks Tonks is 
upset, and is told that she blames herself, but can't bring himself 
to say anything to her.  In his first meeting with Buckbeak, he 
says, "Missing him?"  (So he can actually say something to an 
animal, even if he can't talk to humans...) He reflects that he 
never gets post because his one regular correspondent is dead.  

It's not overt  grief, but I think it's there. I think it odd that 
Harry appears not to think that Sirius deservers or is entitled to 
have had any sort of memorial service.  I'll make a prediction, 
though, that should Harry visit his parents' graves in Book 7, he'll 
feel the need to erect some sort of marker for Sirius, too.

Marianne