Responsability for Sirius's Death

[sachmet96]

No: HPFGUIDX 84603

> Udder Pendragon:
> Hi All
> I read a lot about who is believed to be responsible for Sirisus 
dieing. Of course the blame is shared is shared, I have compiled a 
list of the usual suspects and some mabee not so usual. I have put 
them in what I believe to be ranking order.
> Please let me know what you think
> 1) Voldemort  :  Obviously
> 2) Bellatrix Lestrange  :  she fired the shot
> 3) Kretcher  :  If he had done his job and brought Sirius to talk 
to Harry, end of problem.
> 4) Sevrus Snape  :  for IMO not even attempting to teach Harry 
Occlumency. If you want to teach a 15 year old, to play Tennis you 
don't hire Rudedski and Phillipousis (excuse the spelling for bot of 
those) to serve aces at him in the hope that he might learn something.
> 5)  Dumbledore  :  For the same reason he blames himself OOTP UK 
starting page728
>  
> I don't blame Harry at all. He is only 15and there are adults(?) 
around him who are supposed to protect him and not, as in the case of 
Snape, to use him as a target for their own spite. 

sachmet96
Number first to blame is Sirius himself. He knew that he shouldn't 
leave the house and did it repeatedly. So he is to blame for his own 
death imo. I wouldn't blame Harry (well not really, he bears a slight 
responisility in not listening to the adults who tried to protect 
him - how are they supposed to protect him when he does what he 
wants?), Snape (he didn't tell Sirius to leave the house, so how can 
he be responsible) or Dumbledore (who told Sirius not to leave the 
house). Ok, I know I maybe am not really objective as when I read 
Sirius dies my first thought was 'Oh, good it's him and not someone I 
like'. But I nontheless think it's mainly his own fault and 
Lestrange's.