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

[vivida89]

No: HPFGUIDX 179160


> Alla:
> 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 ;)

Vivida89:

Oh really, that was said perfectly. I couldn't have expressed it in
any better way. I think you got the point all right: The author does
have the authority to edit the book, to put up facts that we have to
believe in (what you call canon) since, well, it's sort of HER book.

But just because it's HER book it doesn't mean we have to follow
blindly. I disregard some of JKR's opinions and I have no problem
admitting that.

She wrote the book, I'm all thankful for that and things, but I won't
let my own opinion get drowned with it. What I am trying to say is as
follows: I think she dislikes the character of Sirius Black in a
strange way and therewith visualizes it on the book.

I noticed the same thing when she said in an interview that because
Arthur Weasley was her favorite character, whom she intended to let
die in the beginning, she changed HIS death actually to the death of
Arthur Weasley.

Again, I have no right to complain because it's her book and her point
 of view and she's free to express it that way. But in one way I
completely felt, well, actually sort of betrayed =/. In my opinion she
should have sticked to her former plan because she herself said she
writes the books the way she wanted them to be.

Okay, back to Sirius Black: The thing is that I started to doubt my
love for this character. In the beginning I loved him for his good
looks and because he was just plain cool and stuff, but as I grew up I
started to see potential behind the character. It built up itself with
every book and he was my favorite character along with Lupin.

But since I have read DH my opinion for him is not the same it used to
be... I feel like JKR wants to tell us: Stop loving Sirius Black, he's
nothing more than a playboy with huge flaws and a reckless guy. I
really have trouble to get back loving him. Naturally I shouldn't let
get my opinion be influenced by it, but... she's the author, you know,
she has to know about the characters...

Anyway, I wholeheartedly agree with all of you: SB's treatment was not
exactly what you could call fair.

Vivida89