JKR's dealing with emotions /Harry's grief over Sirius - realistic or not?

[lupinlore]

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> In short, could you elaborate on why do you think the other scenes 
> of Harry's grief were poorly handled?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alla


I would say those are not examples of JKR dealing with Harry's grief.  Rather they are throwaway lines here and there, almost as if she was thinking "oh, yeah, I better say something or another about Sirius here."  I don't see any real evidence that Sirius' death has really affected Harry or anybody else very much or very deeply, or that JKR has tried very hard to integrate the complex emotional issues she presented in OOTP into the further story of Harry.  Rather, she dusted off her hands, shoved them under the rug, and got on with the plot.  

Harry was furious with Kreacher at the end of OOTP.  Three weeks later, he becomes Kreacher's master and his response is "uhhhh, okay."  Harry was angry and furious with Dumbledore at the end of OOTP.  At the beginning of HBP all those emotions are completely forgotten and the issues shoved firmly under the rug.  Harry was deeply distraught over Cedric's death, but he loses his father-figure and three weeks later its "I'm not going to grieve for his sake, now let's go get Voldemort!"  Oh, please, eaaaaaaasy stomach, easy their boy.

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