Prisoner of Azkaban: Dog Growls At Harry Potter

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Sep 8, 2016, 4:05:42 PM9/8/16

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The movie:

After blowing up his aunt, Harry panics and runs away. As he is resting after his flight, he sees a large black dog, and the dog growls at him! Later, he learns that the dog is his Godfather Sirius Black, who seeks to protect Harry Potter. Why then does Sirius growl at Harry?

James Rau

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Sep 8, 2016, 4:31:37 PM9/8/16

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Because Sirius is still on the lam at this point and doesn't want to
place Harry in more danger than he already is?

James Rau

TB

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Sep 8, 2016, 5:39:04 PM9/8/16

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I don't see anyone suspecting that a random dog of being an escaped convict just because it fails to growl!

Kevrob

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Sep 8, 2016, 7:58:04 PM9/8/16

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Sherlock Holmes has taught us to take notice of the
dog that does not bark. "That was the curious incident."

Kevin R

James Rau

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Sep 8, 2016, 8:11:30 PM9/8/16

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On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 16:58:00 -0700 (PDT), Kevrob <kev...@my-deja.com>

This makes the most sense within the context of that particular scene.
Would Harry have gotten onto the Knight Bus had Sirius come up to him,
tail wagging and licking his hands? Hell no! He's trying to scare
Harry into getting the hell out of there (for his own good).

James Rau

Robert Carnegie

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Sep 9, 2016, 5:01:06 PM9/9/16

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Maybe Sirius doesn't realise that Harry doesn't
understand Poodletongue.

Also, Sirius is recently escaped from Azkaban
and in a violent state of mind. He hasn't really
calmed down much by the time he confronts Lupin...
having said that, is it just me who thought they
were a couple, before and since? Lupin being
a male teacher at Hogwarts, if anyone has not
read the books but is following our discussion
anyway.

David DeLaney

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Sep 11, 2016, 5:33:44 AM9/11/16

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On 2016-09-09, Robert Carnegie <rja.ca...@excite.com> wrote:
> having said that, is it just me who thought they
> were a couple, before and since?

Oh, believe you me, it is VERY far from being just you.

Dave, try checking archiveofourown or fanfiction.net, but NOT WHILE AT WORK
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David Johnston

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Sep 11, 2016, 1:03:05 PM9/11/16

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I'm not going to bother to reread, but I had the impression that Sirius
was trying to scare Harry away from some actual danger. If Harry missed
the buss he was unprotected.

Michael F. Stemper

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Sep 11, 2016, 6:02:24 PM9/11/16

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Well, in the film, when Snape confronts them at the Shrieking
Shack, he says (roughly) "Listen to you two, arguing like an
old married couple."

On the other hand, Lupin *did* end up with Tonks, who seemed hot
from the time she first appeared in the books (i.e., before I ever
saw her on screen).

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Jun 12, 2018, 2:51:27 AM6/12/18

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He could not reveal his true identity. And he is a dog anyway, maybe he was trying to communicate and could not without sounding ferocious.