Sirius's Death, NOT Harry's fault! / use of two way mirrors

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 70173

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snosageau" <snosageau at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Indigo" <indigo at i...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hermione in the first year knew the spell to petrify Neville so he 
> > couldn't stop them from going after the Sorceror's stone.
> > 
> > They're a bunch of serious Wizards, including two Aurors and 
nobody 
> > thought to "Stupefy!" him or "Petrificus Totalus"?  They just 
> figured 
> > "oh, too much trouble to argue with him,"  and let him come along 
> > anyway despite it being a Very Bad Idea?
> 
> 
> But we saw how little time it takes for these spells to wear off 
> during the fight with the Death Eaters at the end of OoP. Do you 
> really think that if they did Stupefy or Petrify him that by the 
time 
> it'd worn off, Sirius would have changed his mind about going after 
> Harry? Maybe the plan was take him with us and keep him safe instead 
> of having him out there on his own.

We also saw how long it takes those spells to wear off if they're 
group-simulcast.   McGonagall was out for a good bit [and I think they 
only feared for her life because she was a very old lady].  

Heck, Sirius and Kreacher [so the little rat fink wouldn't casually 
mention it and get Sirius all wound up again] could've been memory 
modified. We know for a fact that can be done in seconds thanks to 
Marietta.

> 
> New question though:
> Why, when Harry used the floo powder in Umbridge's office the first 
> time didn't Sirius remind Harry that he had given him the mirrors to 
> use when he wanted to contact him? THAT could have saved his life!
> 
> snos