Sirius and Snape parallels again

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 185022

> lizzyben wrote:
> > 
> <snip> He [Dumbledore] also made Sirius stay at GP because of 
Sirius'
> guilt over James & loyalty to Harry. Neither one could leave, 
because
> both were emotionally "hooked" into becoming prisoners & pawns in 
DD's
> game. <snip>
> 
> Carol responds:
> Sirius Black chose to return to England. He could have stayed free 
and
> safe among the tropical birds. <SNIP of the whole post>

Alla:

Of course he could but for the boy he loved. When the choice is made 
because of the safety of the loved one, I do not believe it is a real 
choice so to speak IMO.

Snape also chose to come to Dumbledore to ask for Lily's protection, 
he could have merrily continue on being a DE and I do not think 
Dumbledore can be blamed one bit for Snape's previous choices. 
However, man in the memory looks suicidal even to Harry. You think 
that's how suicidal man should be treated whether he made all those 
choices or not?

Sirius is depressed in GP, it reminds him of all horrible things in 
his youth, he escaped from it and here we go, back again. Yes, he 
loved his godson, no I do not think Dumbledore should have played on 
it and forced him to stay IMO.

> Carol, not sure what DD should have done differently regarding 
Sirius
> Black, whom he was trying to keep safe

Alla:

I don't know, it feels more like he was trying to make Sirius dead to 
me, or at least to kill his soul whether he intended or not.

I can think of quite a few udeas I can think of quite a 
few ideas of what Dumbledore could have done differently when Sirius 
was at GP. How about letting him doing something, **anything** for 
the Order, anything that requires doing something? Using Invisibility 
Cloak would to me be the first and the most obvious choice.

If Dumbledore had the little understanding of psychology of the 
people he leads would have known that inaction is the absolutely 
worst thing that can be done to Sirius, the worst blow to his psyche. 
Inaction in the house where he had a bad memories feels even worst to 
me.

JMO,

Alla