[HPforGrownups] Prank and various responsibilities WAS: Re: Marietta

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 169677

colebiancardi:


colebiancardi
I don't believe that Sirius forgot how dangerous a werewolf could be - he
didn't in PoA.


Sherry now:
It's a proven fact that children, even and especially teenagers, do not
really have a developed sense of danger or the judgment to determine such
things.  As I've said in the past, that's why there are laws about the types
of jobs teenagers can do or the equipment they can work with, even some
states here in the US making driving laws tougher or upping the age at which
a minor can get a license, drinking age laws and all the rest.  I don't say
this to excuse Sirius exactly.  We don't really know what happened that
night, and though I am a Sirius fan and not a Snape fan, I will reserve
judgment either way.  However, I can easily imagine that the repeated safety
of running with a werewolf kept all the boys from really understanding how
dangerous it would be for someone else.  That would be very typical of boys
of their age.  In the muggle world, they'd probably speed in their cars or
drink and drive too.  My guess is that they never really thought about the
danger, not until someone really was in danger, and then James went to the
rescue.

Sherry