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

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 179173


> Alla:

> My disagreement with JKR is specifically over her bizarre comparison 
> of Harry and Sirius' as godfathers. If Harry had spent twelve years 
> in Azkaban and was a godfather to a kid who was being hunted by evil 
> maniac, then I would consider the comparison to be less bizarre, 
> maybe. IMO of course.

Pippin:
At the time that Harry makes the comparison, young Teddy Lupin
*is* being hunted by an evil maniac. Bella's got orders to prune him
from her family tree, remember?

Further, before he went to Azkaban, Sirius recklessly proposed the
secret keeper switch and recklessly went after Peter without backup.
There's also Sirius's choice to risk his life needlessly at the MoM.
I mean, I love that he, like Tonks, couldn't bear to be idle when 
someone he loved was in danger, but it was still imprudent. JKR has 
to underline that to show that despite what Harry thought at first,
Snape's goading was not a factor.

The idea that a character has to be perfect to be likeable, or that
JKR apportioning faults as well as virtues to her characters is 
somehow unfair to them -- well, I don't get it. Who wants to
read about perfect people?

Pippin