I wonder if he even considered that Ron might have been injured if he went in swinging.
From his later actions, when Padfoot drags Ron to the Shrieking Shack, we know that Sirius has no such consideration; at least not until Lupin arrives and is able to restrain him. Where Peter is concerned, Sirius is blind from the simple desire to kill him. Sirius is like this with everyone who opposes *James*, in fact. He hates Snape, seemingly simply because James did (his explanation to Harry concerning the Marauders' feud with Snape made no reference to the others - it was just about James and Snape hating each other). Peter betrayed James. I know he's got strong feelings about other people for other reasons, but James is a driving force for Sirius' emotions.
Anyway....as to him not being concerned about what might happen to Ron. Sirius has already spent twelve years in Azkaban, which had to have driven him a bit crazy despite Padfoot, and at this point he figures he has nothing to lose. He's obsessive about destroying Peter; vengeance is like that.
At Halloween he did show signs of at least not wanting to hurt the kids (waiting until they were at the feast), but by this time he's got to be getting desperate.
To hell with the portrait hole -- how did he get through the front door? Shouldn't that be guarded or warded as well? Clearly, Padfoot can get past the Dementors, but what about Hogwarts's ordinary security measures? They go to plenty of trouble to keep Muggles out, but what about unwelcome wizards?
A good chance that those security measures don't recognize Sirius for what he is. We're never told whether or not an Animagus can be recognized as such just by looking at him or her, AND nobody but Lupin knows that Sirius is an Animagus at this point. He could have been Padfoot right up to the Sir Cadogan, at which point he revealed himself and gives the password. Earlier, on Halloween, the only reason Sirius didn't get into Gryffindor Tower was because he didn't have the password. The Fat Lady wasn't being heroic in not allowing him to get in; she was just following the rules. The only criteria to get in is the password.
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Date: 2004-05-14 09:50 pm (UTC)From his later actions, when Padfoot drags Ron to the Shrieking Shack, we know that Sirius has no such consideration; at least not until Lupin arrives and is able to restrain him. Where Peter is concerned, Sirius is blind from the simple desire to kill him. Sirius is like this with everyone who opposes *James*, in fact. He hates Snape, seemingly simply because James did (his explanation to Harry concerning the Marauders' feud with Snape made no reference to the others - it was just about James and Snape hating each other). Peter betrayed James. I know he's got strong feelings about other people for other reasons, but James is a driving force for Sirius' emotions.
Anyway....as to him not being concerned about what might happen to Ron. Sirius has already spent twelve years in Azkaban, which had to have driven him a bit crazy despite Padfoot, and at this point he figures he has nothing to lose. He's obsessive about destroying Peter; vengeance is like that.
At Halloween he did show signs of at least not wanting to hurt the kids (waiting until they were at the feast), but by this time he's got to be getting desperate.
To hell with the portrait hole -- how did he get through the front door? Shouldn't that be guarded or warded as well? Clearly, Padfoot can get past the Dementors, but what about Hogwarts's ordinary security measures? They go to plenty of trouble to keep Muggles out, but what about unwelcome wizards?
A good chance that those security measures don't recognize Sirius for what he is. We're never told whether or not an Animagus can be recognized as such just by looking at him or her, AND nobody but Lupin knows that Sirius is an Animagus at this point. He could have been Padfoot right up to the Sir Cadogan, at which point he revealed himself and gives the password. Earlier, on Halloween, the only reason Sirius didn't get into Gryffindor Tower was because he didn't have the password. The Fat Lady wasn't being heroic in not allowing him to get in; she was just following the rules. The only criteria to get in is the password.