Did Sirius have a knife?

[Grey Wolf]

No: HPFGUIDX 59467

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ersatz Harry" <ersatzharry at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Grey Wolf" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:
> > 
> > Sirius did *not* have a wand at the SS. And yes, a knife is 
> > low-tech but Sirius is a fugitive of justice. While he can buy a 
> > broom by postal order and send it to Hogwarts, he cannot enter a 
> > wand shop and buy a wand, any more than a known fugitive could 
> > enter an arms shop and buy a gun.
> 
> But he probably had to buy the knife somewhere.  Of course, it is
> easy to purchase a regular knife anonymously, but I noted something
> else just yesterday in GoF. Sirius sent Harry a magical penknife as a
> Christmas present; it's in the Yule Ball chapter, right after Dobby
> shows up in the dormitory to give Harry the socks.  Still, he could
> probably order a magical knife by postal order as well, though he'd
> presumably need to try out a wand in person.
> 
> Ersatz Harry, wondering if the gift of a knife is a bad luck omen

Good point about being able to order a knive by postal order... I had 
assumed he had stole it as soon as he had a chance - any weapon is 
better than no weapon, and he did want to kill Peter, so every little 
would help. Besides, it is very easy to find knives: all kitchens have 
a few big knives around, and no-one is going to make much fuss if one 
of the knives disappears, and nothing else is missing (apart from a 
little food from the pantry).

The only difficulty with buying the knive by post is that Sirius 
doesn't have a place where he can pick it up. Even if he does have a 
house, I should imagine the MoM was waiting for him there. I supose he 
could've entered a shop and bough one, but considering the amount of 
publicity his escape generated, that would be as risky as going to 
Olivanders.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf