[HPforGrownups] Choices of life - Abilities or other qualities

[danielle dassero]

No: HPFGUIDX 170188




>From: "sridharj_ap" <sridharj_ap at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Choices of life - Abilities or other qualities
>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:09:35 -0000
>
>Hi,
>
>I am wondering if JKR is trying at some level to show that: the
>reasons behind the choices we make are responsible for our character
>and the choices themselves are responsible for what we face.
>
>Take the Marauders. It is very difficult for me to understand how
>Sirius, James and Lupin did not understand Peter a bit even after
>years of being with him. Similary, don't Sirius and Lupin know each
>other well?
>
>I guess the Marauders became friends based on their respect for
>ability and not because they "liked" them. Draco and other make
>friends (if they have anybody to be called "true" friends) based on
>purity of blood.
>
>Harry, on the other hand, refuses Malfoy's offer of friendship,
>instinctively and makes friends with Ron, Hermione and Hagrid.
>
>Is this one of the lessons in the books or is it just me reading
>something into nothing?
>
>Sridhar
>
Danielle here:

         Sridhar, you have brought up some interesting thoughts. I also 
believe that choices in friendships could be based on abilities or similar 
interests. The Marauders are interesting to look at because in the end, 2 
people who had a strong friendship couldn't trust each other. And the one 
that was the spy was the weakest one. I believe it was more that their 
friendship started because of the proximity to each other, they were dorm 
mates. Everyone has always said in the books the PP had no talent and 
probably no one would have taken notice of him, if he didn't hang out with 
the other Marauders (which is why it was so easy for Voldie to target him). 
As far as Draco's crabbe and goyle, I almost think they were thrusted upon 
him to be his lackeys from birth no doubt. Among the rich things like that 
can happen. You know people from the circles your parents hang out in and 
when at school (boarding or at regular school) you are expected to hang out 
with them. Usually whomeever has the most money, smarts or best looks gets 
to be the leader. I imagine like Harry and Ron, James and Sirius met on teh 
train, maybe they might have met before school briefly, but bonded on the 
train ride. I can see Lupin becoming friends and PP as a last thought to the 
group, PP was the tagalong, he was always hanging around so much, that he 
just bonded to the group as an afterthought. If PP had hung around and then 
developed his own way and left the group for his own new set of friends, I 
doubt the marauders would have even missed him.

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