Sirius the Traitor

[sachmet96]

No: HPFGUIDX 82931

Hi,

I have been following the discussion of Lupin being a traitor and 
killer of Sirius and I can see why he would betray them. I remember a 
line in OOTP where it is said that werewolves have now even less 
right (but I can't find the part anymore).

While I agree that Lupin could be a traitor I do think that Sirius is 
more likely to be the one. It is his death after all that hurts Harry 
the most. Even if Sirius didn't die willingly for Voldemort's goal 
(that's why he is so surprised when he dies, it wasn't according to 
the plan he and Voldemort had). I think the whole thing at the MoM 
was staged to demoralise Harry. Sirius was working for Voldemort and 
the plan was that he should stage his own death (maybe Lupin was part 
of the plan if he also works for Voldemort) but there was a change of 
plan Sirius knew nothing about. Sirius had to die for real of course 
no one would tell him that before so he was naturally surprised when 
he realized it was for real.

But why would Sirius help Voldemort? There are a few things to 
consider imo.

I find it very suspiciously how Sirius on one hand helps Harry but on 
the other always 'confuses' him with James and says to Harry that he 
is nothing like James (that's a simple - and sneaky - way of deeply 
hurting Harry, who at least at the beginning of OOTP still sees James 
as his idol). So Sirius hurts Harry with this little statements.

Then I always wondered why Sirius was able to duel so good. He was in 
Azkaban for years, then he was a fugitive and later he couldn't leave 
the house. So where did he train his duelling abilities, I am sure he 
needed some practice after spending so much time in Azkaban. I assume 
he joined Voldemort and got his training (and wand?) there, while he 
officially was still on the run.

Also there was no reason for him to leave the house and go to the 
MoM. But if he was working for Voldemort and they wanted to 
demoralise Harry by staging his (Sirius) death it all makes sense. 
But apparently there was a change of plans that Sirius didn't know 
about and which included his death (seen from Voldemort's point of 
few it makes sense to kill Sirius for real, no witnesses so to say 
and he could make sure Sirius didn't develop a real
liking/compassion for Harry or remembered his duty as godfather in 
the future and reappeared and thereby ruining Voldemort's plan).

Sirius even has a reason to join Voldemort and he has shown as a teen 
that he is definitely capable of murder. Even someone who is about 16 
must know what it means to send someone after a werewolf, I can't 
imagine someone not to be aware of the consequences.

The reason for him to join Voldemort is obvious imo. His so called 
friends left him in Azkaban for over 10 years. He must be really 
angry with them, because from his point of few they abandoned him 
there and apparently no one looked even after him (because then he 
could have told them he was innocent, if they believed him is another 
matter). So he was forgotten in prison for years until he managed to 
break out and then suddenly they accepted him back like nothing 
happened where before they didn't even care enough to make sure
he was really guilty. So it is likely that he wants revenge (I would 
definitely want it) and what would be better than joining Voldemort? 
Voldemort might have killed James and Lily but he also could offer 
the means for Sirius revenge on Dumbledore and the others. And not to 
forget that the years spend in Azkaban couldn't have been healthy
for his mind's health. And what would be the best revenge? If
their fight against Voldemort is unseccessful, they put so much into 
it and I bet it's very satisfying for Sirius if he can destroy their 
hopes and dreams. And to do that he has to destroy Harry. Not because 
Harry is a danger to Voldemort, but because in doing so he would take 
away the hope they have for winning.

As a side note Sirius might like Harry, but he doesn't
`know' him. He might be his godfather but they haven't
met more than a few times, I doubt that's enough to establish a 
relationship that would be stronger than Sirius drive for revenge (of 
which he might have though his whole time in Azkaban). 
And obviously Sirius is more concerned with his personal revenge on 
Peter than Harry's (and his friends) safety. At the end of PoA he 
doesn't even think about the thread Remus could pose to Harry
when he transforms into a werewolf, I doubt that anyone who really 
loves Harry would oversee something like that.

Further when he discovers that Severus is going to give Harry 
Occlumency lessons he does everything to make Severus angry. Why 
would he do that? Severus is going to help Harry. Sirius might not 
like Severus, but as his godfather he should be pleased that someone 
is going to help Harry protect himself against Voldemort, even if he 
doesn't like that someone, and he knows that it's on
Dumbledore's orders. But if he works for Voldemort he can't be 
pleased and so pushes Severus buttons so that Snape would lose his 
willingness to teach Harry. Also doing that in front of Harry also 
lessens Harry's willingness to learn.

The only `problem' I see with Sirius being a traitor is that
if Sirius were one Voldemort would know that Severus works for 
Dumbledore. But then I am sure he does know that already (GoF). As we 
do not know what exactly Severus' duty is and even if he is an
active spy I don't see a real problem with that. And during the whole
OOTP Voldemort seemed to be to know what exactly the Order was doing, 
so Sirius who is a member could have informed Voldemort about their 
activities. Maybe Sirius didn't tell all of their activities
either because he didn't know much or/and he didn't want too. After
all he didn't join Voldemort out of conviction but out of revenge and 
Voldemort is aware of this (another reason why he killed Sirius). 
Sirius wants revenge on certain people but maybe he isn't willing
to scarify the whole wizarding world, who knows? I don't think he is 
sane enough to really know what he is doing.

That's the way I see it. What do you think? I would be interested in 
other opinions.

Bye,
sachmet96