[HPforGrownups] Re: Fidelius, Sirius and Dumbledore

[Alexander]

No: HPFGUIDX 33983

  Greetings!

> Christi wrote to us:

c>  Dumbledore probably maintained a poker-face here, not wanting to
c> reveal his knowledge of the Fidelius charm and Sirius Black's 
c> probable involvement.If he had mentioned that he suspected Sirius
c> Hagrid might have gone of to catch (or kill) Sirius. Recent posts 
c> have pointed out Hagrid's tendency to act impulsively. Dumbledore 
c> may also have wanted to get more information before accusing Sirius.

  Yes, maybe. Still, this doesn't explain why he showed no
emotion at all. He could leave Hagrid ignorant as to the
reasons of his surprise if he wanted to, but he doesn't show
anything.
  Note that in GoF when he hears about Voldemort getting
Harry's blood JKR tells us of "glint of triumph" in his
eyes. In PS1, there's nothing like that - as if it was not
Sirius who gave Hagrid the motorcycle, but any other wizard.

  (My IMHO is that at the time of writing PS, JKR simply had
no idea of GoF scenario. But that's too mundane to discuss
on the List... :)

c> Dumbledore did seem to accept Sirius' story very quickly in PoA, so 
c> he may have had doubts about his guilt all along, just needing the 
c> Wormtail piece of the puzzle to make everything fit. IIRC Dumbledore 
c> gave testimony that to the best of his knowledge Sirius was the 
c> secret-keeper (I could be completely wrong here as I could not find 
c> the exact quote). My guess is that Dumbledore thought Sirius was 
c> guilty, but had reasonable doubt. It makes me wonder why Crouch sent 
c> Sirius to Azkaban without the benefit of a trial. Was he afraid 
c> Sirius would have been acquitted? Is reasonable doubt a concept that 
c> is relevant to the wizarding judicial system?

  Wizarding justice seems to be fuelled by emotions rather
than Law. As such, Justice is much more personalised in the
Wizarding World. It may be unjust, of course (and will be)
but on the other hand it will not create such perversions of
the law that exist currently in US/Europe...

c> Christi (who is glad that Alexander is always willing to throw 
c> strange ideas into the community)

  Always at your service! :)

Sincerely yours,
Alexander Lomski,
(Gryffindor/Slytherin crossbreed),
who suspects that there are some Death Eaters in the group
who are trying to justify evil characters and accuse good
ones in all guilts possible... :)

    - I have seen your True form, Zavulon.
    - And I have seen yours. And I must say you were not an
    angel in shining armour. Everything depends on the
    position from which you look, Anton.
        Sergey Lukyanenko, "Night Patrol".