A theory regarding the "innocence" of Sirius Black and the Redemption of Peter

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"webba28 <jrwajw at g...>" <jrwajw at g...> wrote:
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> The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his 
followers. 
> His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight before 
> midnight...will break free and set out to rejoin his master...
> > 
> Does it seem odd to anyone else that the word "chained" is written 
> here? Wormtail was never chained in the truest sense of the word. 


Me: Yes, I asked about this quote back in December but there isn't a 
unanimous agreement on its meaning. Personally, no matter how I read 
it (literally, figuratively, metaphorically, symbolically...), I 
simply can't describe Pettigrew as being 'chained'. And another 
problem is how specific and detailed and frankly 'literal' the rest 
of the prediction is: 
-Dark Lord,twelve years;tonight before midnight- I feel I have to 
take the word 'chained' just as literally. 

Now, with that said...

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"webba28 <jrwajw at g...>" <jrwajw at g...> wrote:
>...I seriously (no pun intended) suspect there's more to Sirius 
>Black than meets the eye. He's remembered as laughing when the      
> Ministry caught up with him. He's laughing at the sight in front 
>of him -- Pettigrew's bloodied robes and all... 
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Me again: Again with that said, I have a swiss-cheese theory that 
Sirius' laughing uncontrollably at the scene of the crime is the 
direct result of a charm...possibly Rictusempra, or something more 
powerful but along those lines. If so, who did it? when? why? And 
why doesn't Sirius seem to remember it or alternately, feel the need 
to mention it? (I did say it was swiss cheese).

Well, there you have it. I'm still suspicious of Black and I'm still 
suspicious of Fudge and I simply can't decide who to put my money 
on. <grin>

-Tanya 
P.S. BTW, as I reread passages from PoA, I came across a quote that 
made me chuckle.

...And Crookshanks was thrown to the floor as Black lunged at 
Scabbers;Ron yelled with pain as Black's wait fell on his broken 
leg. 
"Sirius, NO!" Lupin yelled...
I just wonder if Lupin should have followed that up with "DOWN! 
STAAAAAY! That's a good doggie...."