Sirius and the Witch's Hump

[sirius_kase]

No: HPFGUIDX 36109

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "judyserenity" <judyshapiro at e...> 
wrote:
> The question here on this thread is "How was Sirious getting 
onto the Hogwarts' Grounds, and into the castle?'  One theory 
proposed was that he went via the tunnel through Honeydukes, 
although this raises the question of how he opened the Witch's 
Hump and how he got through the Honeydukes store. Another 
theory was that he used the tunnel from the 
Shrieking Shack.
>

Hi, Judy, I prefer the shrieking shack idea.  Sneaking through 
Honeydukes just doesn't seem likely.  Harry does it without 
being caught, but there's that witch's hump to contend with.

> I see a problem with the Shrieking Shack theory -- the 
Shrieking Shack is boarded up and sealed, presumably by 
Dumbledore.  Fred and George tried to get in, but couldn't.  I don't 
think Sirius could get into the Shack from Hogsmeade; the only 
way into the Shack is the tunnel from the Hogwarts' grounds. 
> 

There may be a secret entrance that F&G haven't found.  Or, 
Sirius could apparate into the shack from outside it.

> I think Sirius got onto the Hogwarts' grounds the same way he 
left Azkaban -- as a dog.  As far as the dementors are concerned, 
he'd be just one of many animals roaming around.  We do see 
him on the grounds as a dog, at least three times that I recall.
> 
That theory is just as plausible.

> Now, how he gets into the Castle itself is another question.  
But this is a problem for the "Shrieking Shack tunnel" theory, too.  
Perhaps some of the kids have pet dogs and he enters the 
Castle as a dog, perhaps he sneaks in through some back door, 
I don't know.  
> 

He enters the school when the entire faculty and student body 
are at a feast.  He must be able to keep up with the date and he 
would remember when the feasts are.  Or he may have come in 
earlier in the day and hidden somewhere until everyone was all 
in bed for the night.

The castle doesn't seem to be properly secured anyway.  I'm 
astounded at how easy it is for HRH to sneak out at night without 
getting themselves locked out.  I just read COS again and when 
Harry and Ron go to visit the spiders, it specifically states that 
they unlock the oak doors.  I'm not sure if it is always stated so.

> Judy

Karen