[HPforGrownups] Sirius & the Fat Lady

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 12247

Amy Z wrote:

> >Why did Sirius slash the picture of the Fat Lady?
>
> "Nasty temper he's got, that Sirius Black."  Siriusly:  Sirius is
> really desperate to get into Gryffindor.  He's the only person in the
> world who knows that Peter Pettigrew is alive and well and sleeping 4
> feet from Harry.  It isn't easy for him to get into the castle at all,
> and now he's almost to the dorm and he gets stopped cold.  Not very
> nice of him to take it out on the Fat Lady, but I can relate.

Don't forget that if he was in Gryffindor, the Fat Lady might very well
know who he is, from his student days. She might know anyway, if she's
an older painting, whether she was the Gryffindor doorkeeper then or
not. So Sirius' attack might have had a bit of pre-emptive strike in it,
to keep her from giving the alarm. Been a while since I read it, this
came off the top of my head, any thoughts?

--Amanda


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