So Why didn't Dumbledore Punish Sirius?

[Angela Evans]

No: HPFGUIDX 48241


I am a Sirius-supporter to the end.  I'm glad that he was not punished for the prank, but I do not understand WHY he got away with it?  Maybe he didn't.  Maybe he was punished, but the punishment for something like that would probably be expulsion.  Plus, it seems that one of Snape's major hang-ups with Sirius, Lupin, and James, is that they all seemed to get away with (attempted) murder.  It has been discussed how this may have led to Snape's irrational fury.  But, what thoughts does everyone have on WHY Dumbledore let the Marauders, especially Sirius, go unpunished?
Plus, I would like to note something of interest about Lupin.  He is very unique among the four Marauders, besides the whole werewolf thing.  Some of the biggest mysteries in the book, are about various people's histories.  We know where Sirius had been for 12 years: in Azkaban, where Pettigrew was: Ron's pet rat, where James was: dead.  But what is Lupin's story?  Remeber how he said he never had true friends, and the greatest thing about Hogwarts was James, Sirius, and Peter?  Within a few years they would all be (to him) irrevocably gone.  I think that Remus has lived a very lonely existence for a long time.  And I would like to know what he has been doing besides looking for a job and not visiting Harry.
 
 
angela



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