The Sorting Hat

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at n...> wrote:
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> 
> Ah but knowing someone is lying and finding out exactly what the truth is
> are different things. I was assuming that the DEs would *expect* Sirius to
> be lying as a matter of course.
> 


I'm starting to get the impression that  you're edging towards the view that
Sirius is the equal of Voldy in magical power. That he can withstand, even
temporarily, the force of Voldy's will. If so, can you substantiate it?

Sirius is a pretty ordinary wizard; true he has mastered the Animagus spell,
but taking Peter as a guide, all that needs is practice not power. There is no
evidence that he practiced guarding against an Unspeakable or a Legilimens
or that he had the power to achieve resistance successfully. 

Voldy on the other hand only recognises DD as his equal as a wizard. Malfoy
has lesser powers, but even he could force an Unspeakable (Bode) to attempt 
the theft of the Prophecy against his will with an Imperius curse. We are told
that he fought hard against it but had to submit. What then can Voldy do 
to comply obedience and submission? Pointing a wand is not like pointing
a gun where the result is the same no matter who pulls the trigger; magical
force depends entirely on the personality directing it. Sirius would be
washed, wrung and hung out to dry in no time. 

Canon tells us that during his first rise to power many wizards and witches 
claimed that they had been cursed to force them to act the way they did 
and that it was incredibly difficult to decide if they were cursed or if they 
were acting of their own volition. Would Sirius be any different if Voldy
had got hold of him or if he had ordered him to find and kill the Potters?

Don't think so, somehow.
Besides, I don't think Sirius is a real 'goodie' anyway. That's why he had to die.


Kneasy