Yes, there are more who think so about Sirius, but I've come across dicussions which contribute sociopathic tendencies to James, too, and James always struck me as rather normal. Unpleasant, at times, but normal.
Moony, their personal pet, and Wormtail, their personal one-man claque, coming along for the ride
I particularly like the pet connotation. Not merely a pet, but a really dangerous one. Which is, like, so kewl.
and the trust between them was rather a high-school and having fun with a big wall protecting us type of trust than brothers4life
I think outsiders always perceive a group of friends as close, because they have no idea about how the internal structures work. Harry does so regarding the Slytherins - "Pansy Parkinson and her gang of Slythering girls," etc. I don't think that they're friendship was all fake, but as we only hear the very biased comments of Sirius and Remus reminiscing about the past, it is safe to assume that the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I like MWPP, and I've always been very outspoken for including Peter as part of the group, but OotP showed us that he wasn't an equal part of the group.
So, do you think Sirius was telling the truth when he explained to Harry why he didn't want to be the Potter's secret keeper?
That's a good question. I don't think I've ever given it a thought. *analyses her thoughts* From all that we know Sirius didn't care much for Peter as a real friend, didn't take him entirely seriously and couldn't imagine that Peter would have the guts and the brains to betray them all. (Which, on a side note, is Sirius' main flaw: his willingness to underestimate people. It was his downfall with regard to Peter as well as to Kreacher.) I am sure that he really, really wanted to protect James & family. And between Remus and Peter, Remus was the more likely choice as traitor. Whether or not Sirius distrusted him because Remus is a werewolf -I don't think I've got an opinion on that. Either way is possible.
From what I recall, and having just skimmed through the chapter, Sirius said that he persuaded the Potters to use Peter because no-one would expect him to be a Secret Keeper, what with being a weak and talentless thing. And he didn't tell Remus because he thought Remus was the traitor. Both these aspects are certainly true, but they might not be the whole truth. However, I can't think of what else could have played a role from the top of my head.
Sorry about the irrelevant ramblings. I shouldn't be trying to discuss literature after a sleepless night.
Have you got any other ideas about why they switched?
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Date: 2004-07-13 12:14 pm (UTC)Moony, their personal pet, and Wormtail, their personal one-man claque, coming along for the ride
I particularly like the pet connotation. Not merely a pet, but a really dangerous one. Which is, like, so kewl.
and the trust between them was rather a high-school and having fun with a big wall protecting us type of trust than brothers4life
I think outsiders always perceive a group of friends as close, because they have no idea about how the internal structures work. Harry does so regarding the Slytherins - "Pansy Parkinson and her gang of Slythering girls," etc. I don't think that they're friendship was all fake, but as we only hear the very biased comments of Sirius and Remus reminiscing about the past, it is safe to assume that the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I like MWPP, and I've always been very outspoken for including Peter as part of the group, but OotP showed us that he wasn't an equal part of the group.
So, do you think Sirius was telling the truth when he explained to Harry why he didn't want to be the Potter's secret keeper?
That's a good question. I don't think I've ever given it a thought. *analyses her thoughts* From all that we know Sirius didn't care much for Peter as a real friend, didn't take him entirely seriously and couldn't imagine that Peter would have the guts and the brains to betray them all. (Which, on a side note, is Sirius' main flaw: his willingness to underestimate people. It was his downfall with regard to Peter as well as to Kreacher.) I am sure that he really, really wanted to protect James & family. And between Remus and Peter, Remus was the more likely choice as traitor. Whether or not Sirius distrusted him because Remus is a werewolf -I don't think I've got an opinion on that. Either way is possible.
From what I recall, and having just skimmed through the chapter, Sirius said that he persuaded the Potters to use Peter because no-one would expect him to be a Secret Keeper, what with being a weak and talentless thing. And he didn't tell Remus because he thought Remus was the traitor. Both these aspects are certainly true, but they might not be the whole truth. However, I can't think of what else could have played a role from the top of my head.
Sorry about the irrelevant ramblings. I shouldn't be trying to discuss literature after a sleepless night.
Have you got any other ideas about why they switched?