I have some Sirius questions here ... seriously :)

[mohuebner0 at lycos.de]

No: HPFGUIDX 12296

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Doreen Rich" <nera at r...> wrote:

> When it was described about Sirius killing the 13 people, 12 
muggles 
> (there is that number 12 again) and one wizard, Sirius is said to 
> have been laughing. Is this just a "repeated rumor"? If not, why 
> would he laugh if he were innocent and witnessing Pettigrew 
actually 
> doing the murders?

This has been discussed a few weeks ago like someone else has
already pointed out. Personally I think it was a stress breakdown,
or a nervous collapse if you prefer this term. Sirius' whole world
had just been shattered into pieces and his best friends had been
murdered although he had tried everything to save them. This was IMHO
largely enough to traumatize him. Not to forget that he felt 
responsible for their deaths.


> Why did Sirius slash the picture of the Fat Lady?

In my opinion it wasn't something he had control over. I am
convinced that he has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and
outbursts of anger and violence are among the most common symptoms
of the disorder in men. You might want to check out message #11030
where I have elaborated on my PTSD theory. Of course we can only
speculate about what happened since we didn't actually see it. 
Peeves only saw the "nasty temper", that is the result but not the
reason. Since it's all speculation, there is also the possibility
that Sirius doesn't even remember doing it. His loss of control may
have been so complete that it led to a dissociative episode, which
means that the memory cannot be recalled consciously. I think the
incident in the Shrieking Shack when he tried to throttle Harry was
similar. This wasn't an intentional action, either. Everyone has his/
her pet theories, and mine is that he was extremely unstable mentally
during the timeframe of PoA.


> Why didn't Sirius make Harry his Secret Keeper so that he could 
hide 
> and Harry would know where he was? Then, Harry could go live with 
> him... couldn't he? 

I think the Fidelius Charm is something you will have to register
with the ministry like the animagus transformation. The only ones
who know that Sirius is innocent are Lupin and Dumbledore, and I
believe neither of them would do something this illegal.

Monika (the Sirius fan)