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

[kiricat4001]

No: HPFGUIDX 156605

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Amiable Dorsai: 
> > 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.
> <snip> 
> >> I seem to be fairly alone in this viewpoint, though.  Does 
anyone
> else
> > see it this way?

 
> Sherry now:
 No, AD, you are not alone.  I've always felt HBP was full of 
Harry's grief.
> It is just that he doesn't express it in more traditional ways.  
He's not
> verbal about it at all.  But then, Harry doesn't discuss his hurts 
with
> others.  I thought JKR
> showed that very well in things such as Harry's room being a mess 
at the
> beginning of the book, his thoughts at the window waiting for 
Dumbledore.
> His wanting to comfort Tonks but unable to talk about Sirius with 
her.  Even
> blaming Snape, whether or not it is justified, is a classic 
reaction in the
> grieving process.  

Marianne:

I'm with the two of you. I'd add as additional evidence Harry's 
inner discomfort whenever Sirius' name came up.  He dreaded where 
the conversation was going to go on that first morning at the 
Burrow. He resented Slughorn's mention of his (Sluggy's) regret that 
he didn't have both Black brothers in Slytherin, as if they were a 
set of bookends.  Harry goes ballistic when he realizes that Dung 
has been stealing objects from 12GP, even though he recognizes that 
these objects had no meaning or sentimenal value for Sirius.  And, 
at the end of HBP, he places Sirius along with James, Lily and 
Dumbledore as the people who most sought to protect and love him.

I think Harry's internalization of his grief was very much in 
character.  

Marianne, thankful that heat and humidity have gone on vacation.