Sirius and Dumbledore (Was: Pensieves objectivity & Dumbledore's integrity)

[shacklebolt38]

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> > Now me (Lisa):
> > Thank you, Susan, for a nice post.  Personally, I think that there 
> > are actually two issues here, one being why Sirius rushed to the 
> > Ministry (and, in the end, to his death), and the other being 
> > Dumbledore's understanding (or lack thereof) of Sirius (and Harry) 
> > and his treatment of them in OOP.  I don't think that they're 
> > necessarily that closely related, and neither have I gotten the 
> > impression that there is a consensus on the list that they are 
> > clearly causally related.
> 
> Sirius loved Harry and wanted to 
> > protect him, and I find it hard to believe that he could be 
> > convinced to sit around and wait while Harry was in grave danger.  
> > 
> > Lisa
> 
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Let us not forget that Sirius feels great responsibility for the death 
of Harry's parents and says as much in POA.  This would motivate him 
to do all he could to keep Harry safe.  Even without the guilt, his 
love for James and any child of James would send him to the rescue 
whatever he was doing.
Shacklebolt