Sirius, Malfoy

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No: HPFGUIDX 22118

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., devika261 at a... wrote:

> There's something about this that confuses me, though.  *If* Lucius 
Malfoy 
> did know that Peter was a DE, then he would have known all along 
that Sirius 
> was not the spy who had been giving Voldemort information about the 
Potters.  
> But Draco's comments in PoA imply that he heard from his father 
that Sirius 
> was responsible for the Potters' deaths (something that not many 
people knew, 
> according to Fudge).  So did Lucius Malfoy tell his son that Sirius 
had been 
> a faithful Death Eater who had sold his best friend to Voldemort?  
Or did he 
> say that he was a traitor to all the DEs because he had caused the 
downfall 
> of their leader?  What exactly does Lucius Malfoy think of Sirius?

I think it's possible that Lucius knows perfectly well that Pettigrew 
was the spy, and not Sirius.  Maybe he didn't know at the time, but 
since he saw Peter at Voldy's rebirth, he certainly knows now. I 
don't think he would ever come forward to say Sirius was wrongly 
imprisoned.  For one thing, he'd have to show where he got this 
information from, and consequently, would at least arouse suspicions 
that he was a DE. It's much more convenient for Malfoy and his fellow 
DEs to try to let Sirius take the blame for the Potters' deaths.

And, secondly, even though Sirius is out of prison, if he can't clear 
his name, his usefulness to Dumbledore and Harry is somewhat limited 
as he's got to constantly worry about his own safety.  

Marianne