Sirius without trial - a perspective

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> >Sherry wrote:  <Snip a bunch>
> > Really?  If that's the case, if Sirius' motive wasn't to save 
Harry, 
> > then why did he let Harry talk him out of killing Pettigrew when 
he 
> > had the chance?  
> 
> 
> CH3ed butting in:
> I don't think Carol or anyone else is saying that saving Harry 
isn't 
> one of Sirius' motives, tho. I think she is saying it isn't the 
ONLY 
> motive... or maybe not the primary one. 

Alla:

Well, the way I read Carol's comments was precisely that ( sorry if 
I 
misunderstood, but I am sure Carol will clarify if it is so) - that 
Sirius did not escape because he was worried about Harry, but 
**only** 
because he wanted to excecute revenge on Peter.

Now, if one is saying that revenge was on Sirius' mind too, of 
course 
nobody disputes that either ( as Sherry pointed out), but to deny 
that 
Sirius escaped because he was worried about Harry, that Peter may 
deliver the last Potter to Voldemort seems like going against what 
canon says, especially since I quoted that bit upthread.

The only way it can be denied if Sirius is called a liar here and 
this 
is the part where I can see no reason whatsoever for him to lie ( I 
don't think he lies anywhere in canon, but at least when he talks 
about Snape you can argue his bias, etc). If one denies the truth of 
this quote, it seems to be that one denies such crucial part of 
Sirius 
character, that Sirius stoppes being Sirius, the part of his 
character 
that together with his recklessness spelled out in both books and 
interviews in bold letters , IMO of course.

I mean, Sirius is reckless, has a temper and Sirius loves Harry. Why 
would one want to take away the **loves Harry** part, to pretend it 
is 
not there?

> 
> CH3ed ... is glad not to be a popular author.
>
Alla:

LOL, I know. We certainly analyse and analyse and analyse. :)

JMO,

Alla