Sirius Black

[Alfredo Ramírez]

No: HPFGUIDX 24307

I apologize if any of this has been brought up before. I just finished
reading PoA for the second time, and noticed a few interesting things that I
had not seen before.

A)      “I was Junior Minister in the Department of Magical Catastrophes at
the time, and I was one of the first on the scene after Black murdered all
of those people. I – I will never forget it. I still dream about it
sometimes. A crater in the middle of the street, so deep it had cracked the
sewer below. Bodies everywhere. Muggles screaming. And _Black standing there
laughing_, with what was left of Pettigrew in front of him… a heap of
bloodstained robes and a few – a few fragments –

– PoA, Page 208, American Hardcover edition.

Ok… if Sirius was innocent, why the hell was he laughing like a maniac when
they dragged him off to Azkaban? I mean, if he’d been in shock or something,
that’s understandable, but laughing? Was this ever explained or should I
just ignore it?

B)      But Black’s free hand had found Harry’s throat –
“No,” he hissed, “I’ve waited too long – “
The fingers tightened, Harry choked, his glasses askew.
-          PoA, Page 340, American Hardcover edition.

Uhm, common sense tells me that if you want to show someone you’re not
responsible for their parents’ deaths, you _don_ strangle them. I understand
that Sirius is a bit off-balance; years in Azkaban can do that to you, but
strangling Harry? That doesn’t seem like a good idea.

Those are pretty much the two things I don’t really understand. Any
explanation?

JB


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