Dumbledore's thoughts on Sirius' guilt (was Harry's Vault Key)

[Anna Hemmant]

No: HPFGUIDX 47499

I know it's an old and tired theory, but I do believe in my heart of 
hearts that Dumbledore was a relative of either Lilly or James. If 
this was the case, then he would possibly receive all of their 
possesions as a result of their death, along with the key to their 
bank vault. And before people start mentioning the reference to Harry 
not having any other family, you have to remember that Dumbledore is 
a very old man, and that, along with the fact that he resides in the 
magical world and couldn't possibly take time out from it without 
being missed since he's such a prominent figure, that he may have 
concluded that, despite their unpleasantness, the Dursleys were far 
more suitable to bring up Harry. And as for Dumbledore's opinion on 
Sirius' guilt, he is an exceptionally wise man, and since he saw what 
was happening to Tom Riddle when no-one else did, perhaps he saw it 
in Pettigrew as well. He may have always believed in Siruis' 
innocence, but could not do anything about it since the burden of 
proof was not on Sirius' side. The only people who knew who was the 
real secret keeper were James, Lilly, Peter and Sirius, two of whom 
were dead, and another who found it easy to allow Sirius to be 
framed. No-one would have ever believed Sirius was innocent. 

Orla