[HPforGrownups] Clearing Sirius's Name

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 41765

Tammy wrote:

> Clearing Sirius's Name....
>
> First, and most obvious, EVERYONE who was a death
> eater at some point, Even the traitors such as snape,
> what happend to them? They all got a dark mark that
> appeared on their left arm. So, if Sirius didn't get
> one it should be clear that he was not ever a death
> eater or a supporter of Voldemort.

Well, it wouldn't have been visible until Voldemort returned.  Or else
Malfoy and company would've been sent to Azkaban with the rest.  Snape and
the others marks only became visible when Voldemort got a body and regained
his powers.  So it couldn't have been used to clear him if none of the dark
marks could be seen.  Which I'm sure was a built in safety feature to keep
Voldemort's DEs alive if something happened to him.  However, now that he
has returned and Sirius still has no dark mark, perhaps it could help clear
his name.  Unless, of course, there is a lesser level of Voldemort supporter
which doesn't get the DE status and thus no dark mark.

> The other thing is All the death eaters now know that
> pettigrew lived! Surely everyone else could possibly
> find out he's alive, and that would bring the chance
> to clear Sirius's name.

Who knows, that may happen in book 5.  I'd like for Harry to get to spend
time with his godfather as something other than a dog. :)

Richelle