Queries about Sirius's escape (slight FF)

[Briony Coote]

No: HPFGUIDX 54907

I find it stretching coincidence a bit far that Fudge would happen to
give Sirius that newspaper, which just happens to have that picture of
Pettigrew.  Is there a possibility that someone arranged the whole
thing?
 
As for Vinnia Chrysshallie's query as to why Sirius should sit around in
Azkaban for 12 years before escaping, this has come up before and can be
found in the FAQ section.  Sirius himself said "I was weak.very weak",
but when he saw that picture of Pettigrew, "my mind cleared.it gave me
strength."  But this doesn't explain why he didn't escape right from the
start.  Sirius blames himself for Lily and James' deaths because he
persuaded them to switch to Pettigrew.  It could be that he stayed in
Azkaban to punish himself for what happened.  Or he could have undergone
something particularly nasty in Azkaban that weakened him. This could be
an illness, extra-special torture, or, as in several fanfics I've read,
attempted suicide.  We just don't know enough about Sirius's arrest,
lack of a trial, or imprisonment to be certain.  Hopefully OOTP will
fill us in with more details.
 
Briony


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