Silly Questions (that may never be answered)

[KathyK]

No: HPFGUIDX 74839

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, jazmyn <jazmyn at p...> wrote:
> 
> Did Harry get a reward for the captured Death Eaters?  A reward for 
the 
> death of the wanted criminal, Sirius Black?  (That would ad insult 
to 
> injury, but perhaps he could give the money to Lupin and tell him 
to buy 
>   some new clothes.. or give it to Snape and tell him to buy some 
shampoo?)
> 
> 
> Jazmyn

I have a question for this question.  Other than the folks in the 
Order and the DE's, who knows that Sirius is dead?  Are any of these 
people likely to tell the Ministry that he is dead?  I've been 
wondering this as people have been discussing what happens to Sirius' 
house, Kreacher, his money now that he's dead.  What if no one tells 
any official that he's dead?  Would anyone believe them, anyway?  
There's no body, after all.  I could see if they had evidence to 
clear Sirius' name, the Order may come forward with the information 
and inform the WW that Sirius died fighting a DE.  Maybe the Death 
Eaters will leak the information to hurt Harry.  Or Narcissa really 
wants 12 Grimmauld Place.  I don't know...
I don't see any reason why the general public or the Ministry would 
know that Sirius is dead.

KathyK