Regulus and Sirius WAS :Re: Slytherin's Horcrux (was:Hogwarts Houses Unite!)

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Carol:
<SNIP of the whole post basically>

> All we know about the older Sirius is that he was a member of the
> Order of the Phoenix, that he suggested substituting Peter 
Pettigrew
> for himself as Secret Keeper (with disastrous consequences), that 
he
> was Harry's godfather and tried to persuade Hagrid to let him have
> Harry at GH, that he subsequently went after Pettigrew, presumably 
to
> kill him; that he spent twelve years in Azkaban brooding on revenge
> and his own innocence; that he escaped and went after Pettigrew to
> commit the murder he was imprisoned for; <SNIP>

Alla:

No, that is not all we know about Sirius. I snipped the other parts 
of the synopsis, but I did not see the one I am talking about. Sorry 
if I missed it. Whether you consider going after Pettigrew his 
primary motive for escape or not, another motive for escape is 
present in the text as well - Sirius being worried that Harry will 
get hurt.

I think it is a pretty significant information about Sirius 
character.

" "But then I saw Peter in that picture... I realized he was at 
Hogwarts

with Harry... perfectly positioned to act, if one hint reached his 
ears

that the Dark Side was gathering strength again...."

 

Pettigrew was shaking his head, mouthing noiselessly, but staring all

the while at Black as though hypnotized.

 

"... ready to strike at the moment he could be sure of allies... and 
to

deliver the last Potter to them. if he gave them Harry, who'd dare 
say

he'd betrayed Lord Voldemort? He'd be welcomed back with honors....

 

"So you see, I had to do something. I was the only one who knew Peter

was still alive...."" - PoA, paperback, am.ed.




> Carol, not trying to "bash" Sirius Black but wondering why we 
should
> take McGonagall's word that a former Gryffindor who excelled in 
*her*
> class should be regarded as an exceptionally talented or creative
> wizard comparable to, say, Severus Snape
>

Alla:

Nobody should take any character's word for anything IMO if they 
feel that the character is not reliable enough.

But I most certainly take Mcgonagall word for it, because I do not 
remember her being a liar, I do remember her being fair in canon 
many times and most importantly for me when she says it, she has no 
inclination whatsoever to say anything **positive** about Sirius, 
who at the moment for her is first and foremost the traitor of his 
closest friends and the killer of that poor Peter Pettigrew.

Why would Minerva want to say anything positive of Sirius if it was 
not true at that point, I have no idea.

But being the truthful person she is, I can totally see her saying 
good things about person she dislikes a lot at the moment, just 
because it is a truth.

Oh, and who was comparing Sirius to Snape in this thread?