Order Only - Private message to Harry and Justin

[alt_draco]

Hey-

There's something I've been wondering, and you two are the best people I can ask, because I know you're both sentimental about Sirius for different (albeit related) reasons.

Ellie leaped in front of Sirius so he could live, and near as I can tell, that's the only reason he's here now.

Are you glad about that? I mean, I know you aren't happy Ellie's dead, obviously, but when it comes right down to it, would you rather she be dead and Sirius be alive, instead of the reverse?

Comments

[alt_harry]

If Sirius had jumped in front of Ellie would either of you actually be thinking, 'what a waste, he was so much more useful to the Order than she is' or would you just be sad he was dead?

I mean, he can do more for the Order. But I don't think he ducked behind her thinking, 'well, I can do more for the Order so I'll just let her die for me.' I think he'd have stopped her. If he could have done.

[alt_draco]

Sad? That's pushing it.

Look, we get on better than we used to, Sirius and I, but if he died I think I'd mostly be thinking it was a waste, yeah. I'd be more sad for you than him, that's for sure. I might regret that I didn't get to know him better. Which. Yeah.. shut up, you.

[alt_harry]

Well if he's not going to be able to go out, and he's sick every time he apparates, you may have the opportunity to get to know him a lot better. Unless you move to that house we put under the Fidelius outside Hogsmeade on Saturday.

[alt_justin]

Harry,

Yes, of course, he didn't save himself callously like that. And no, I don't think the question is one of whether we're sad or not. As Draco says, no one's happy that Ellie died, though it's natural to feel some--relief, what, that Sirius is not dead. The two emotions are not mutually exclusive.

And had it been Sirius, of course we would both be sad and mourn the loss it meant to the Order--and the whole realm, for that matter. But we would also still be relieved that Ellie was alive, and would have a chance to live the life Sirius bought for her, had their positions been reversed.

-Justin

[alt_justin]

'We' in this case being the Order, what, not merely me and Draco!

-Justin