Harry's Reaction to Sirius' Death (Was:Two Weeks of Posts...)

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 156599

> Cassy Ferris:
> <<  By the way, I was really amazed how soon Harry recovered from
> his loss. merely two weeks passed between the end of Ootp and the
> beginning of HBP and he already managed to put Sirius's death behind
> him. >>

Catlady (Rita Prince Winston): 
> I think that was totally unrealistic and the author did it only for
> plot purposes.

AD: 
Do you really think that Harry "put Sirius's death behind
him" at the end of two weeks? I didn't think he'd managed it by the
end of the book.

This was, I thought, a particularly good bit of characterization on
Rowling's part, much better than the angstfest that a lot of fans
apparently expected.  Harry didn't get over it, he sucked it up,
suppressed it, as he would have learned to do almost before he 
learned to walk.

Harry's an emotional basket-case, poor kid, but Rowling is subtle--she
shows us Harry obsessed with Draco, Harry (at first) having no idea
what his reaction to Ginny means, Harry blowing up and trying to use
unforgivables on Snape, Harry dumping Ginny in a futile attempt to
protect her, Harry trying to do the same to Ron and Hermione-- rather
than Harry crying in a corner.

I seem to be fairly alone in this viewpoint, though.  Does anyone else
see it this way?

Amiable Dorsai