CHAPTER DISCUSSION: DH - Chapter Twenty-One - The Tale of th

[jerrichase]

No: HPFGUIDX 183050

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Goddlefrood" <gav_fiji at ...> 
wrote:
> One point relative to this, though - and I think a comparison was 
> being drawn, albeit perhaps rather tenuous - is the difference 
> between what Xenpohilius did and what Sirius stated he would have 
> done. In POA, Sirius says he would have died rather than betray 
> his friends. I wonder if he had had children this same view would 
> have held firm. Something to contemplate, maybe and I'll wait for 
> others to take up the gauntlet or not as the case may be.

I agree with your distinction.  Luna was willing to die before 
betraying her friends.  (Although she would rather live and help them!)

But they were HER friends, not her father's.  He didn't know them at 
all, until they showed up at his door. 

As to what the Weasley's would have done if they had been offered the 
choice to betray Harry vs. the life of Ginny or one of their other 
children, I don't think that they would have betrayed Harry, but it 
would have torn them apart inside, and as soon as Harry realised what 
was happening, he would have turned himself over to Lord V, rather than 
watch the family of his friend/love suffer such a loss for his sake.

That is one reason why JKR couldn't let it happen.

Jerri