Sirius as Father Figure

[firebird]

No: HPFGUIDX 130660

>Magda wrote:
>The personal tragedy of Sirius Black was that he was not the man
>that Harry needed; he was the man that Harry convinced himself 
>he needed. . . . Sirius was a tragedy of unfulfilled potential, 
>unfulfilled largely due to his own weaknesses.  
>
>Princess Sara wrote:
>Did Harry need Sirius? Yes. Sirius is/was a very tangible 
>connection to James and Lily and, as someone else pointed out, 
>the embodiment of a bright, sparkly, Dursley-free future for 
>Harry. And he did love Harry very much. His loss will greatly 
>effect Harry, for good or ill, and will force him to mature in 
>way that his godfather never really did.


firebird, now:
As much as Sirius and Harry loved one another, and as much as 
Harry longed to depend on Sirius, Harry is learning the very, 
very hard way that ultimately he must depend upon no one but 
himself. Dumbledore has been telling Harry since PS/SS that 
Harry is up to the task at hand, but he, understandably, doesn't 
feel that way.

Harry can count on the loyalty and the help of a growing cadre 
of allies, and they will undoubtedly be instrumental to him as 
he approaches the final showdown with LV. But Harry is the Chosen 
One and if he cannot ultimately summon the resources he needs 
from inside himself, he and the WW will be lost.

Another of Harry's lessons is that sometimes the wisdom we seek 
is not found in those we love or admire (Sirius) but those we 
despise or distrust (Snape). These are terribly painful lessons, especially for someone as emotionally starved as Harry. But I 
suppose it's an important part of the tempering that will prepare 
him to meet his fate.

firebird