Sirius as Father Figure (was:Re: How Sirius' death suits Dumbledore?...)

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Juli:
> I have to disagree with you here, I don't think that
> Sirius tries to mold Harry into James, he sees they
> are a lot alike but he clearly differences them. Sure
> Sirius would love to get James back, but he knows it's
> not possible, he knows the only link he's got to his
> best friend is Harry. But he also sees Harry as his
> "son", someone he's always looking out for, and yes,
> someone he loves more than anyone.

Princess Sara:

 Hmmm...I do think he recognizes that they are different people but I don't think he likes 
that fact. I just keep thinking about this passage:

"There was a pause in which Sirius looked out of the fire at Harry, a crease between his 
sunken eyes.
'You're less like your father than I thought,' he said finally, a definite coolness in his voice. 
'The risk would've been what made it fun for James.' " (OotP, UK paperback edition pg 273)

It's probably a matter of interprestation but I think there is a definite unspoken "...so be 
more like James so I can have fun again" tacked onto that statement. I don't think Sirius 
ever believes that Harry is James, but he is definitely disappointed by the fact that Harry is 
not a carbon-copy of his old school chum. And though I think Sirius truly cares about 
Harry in a father-son type of way, he falls into the mistake that many step-parents make: 
trying to be more of a friend than an authority figure.

All of this is just IMHO, of course. My interpretation of the above passage is just an 
interpretation. :o)