Sirius Black's role in DH -- why? SPOILERS

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 179156


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vivida89" <vivida89@> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> > In DH, page 418, last sentences it's said: "...He seemed to set
> > on the course to become just as reckless a godfather to Teddy
> > Lupin as Sirius Black had been to him."
> 
> Marianne:
> 
> I believe she said something similar in one of her recent 
interviews 
> regarding Harry and Teddy Lupin. Something along the lines of 
Harry 
> being a better godfather (or better choice for godfather) for 
Teddy 
> than Sirius ever was to Harry. I thought that quite peculiar as 
the 
> circumstances around Teddy's growth from childhood are radically 
> different than the situation Harry was in.  Teddy, to our 
knowledge, 
> is not being pursued by an evil overlord.  There is no wizard war 
> going on as he grows up.  Thus, there may be no instances were 
> someone might behave "recklessly" in response to both 
circumstances 
> and nature.  I guess Sirius would have been a better godfather had 
> he stayed in the tropics and simply wrote encouraging letters to 
> Harry <g>.
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Alla:

Heeee, I totally hear you Marianne. But here is I guess a perfect 
example of how I never get why JKR's opinions of character, any 
character would be bothersome.

Given the circumstances (Azkaban and all that), I absolutely think 
that Sirius did the best he could, let me stress again **given the 
circumstances**.

So, I definitely think that here JKR compares apples and oranges. I 
mean, DUH, guess for whom I think it would have been much easier to 
be a good godfather.

What I am trying to say, I disagree with her here and I do not care.

But having said that, this is JKR's opinion, you know? And I am free 
to disregard it as I please, which I do.

I am just reacting in general to people being bothered by JKR 
opinions of different characters. Not even specifically to what you 
wrote Marianne, since I agree with you :)

I find this comparison odd.

But what I am trying to say is that we are free to disregard it, no?

What I see in the books is the man suffering for twelve years for no 
reason and escaping it because he wanted to save Harry from 
Pettigrew ( and to kill Pettigrew of course).

What I see in the books is the man, half crasy as he is leaving his 
tropical paradise the very moment Harry needs him, and leaving off 
rats and all that and never going back to that paradise, because he 
loves Harry.

What I see in the book, the man stuck in the house where he escaped 
from as youth for the sake of the order and Harry, STILL trying to 
tell Harry what is going on despite DD wanting to keep it a secret.

So, really, DUH JKR again. I love Harry's character dearly, but 
comparing him being a godfather to Teddy and Sirius to him is 
strange to me.

I do respect author's opinion very much, but here I am throwing it 
out of the mental window of my imagination and pretending it does 
not exist ;)

JMO,

Alla