Give Black a break! (was: Responsiblity for Black's death)

[dooda]

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eligro2000 <eligro2000 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
>While I agree that Sirius made some errors that may have led to his 
untimely demise ... He was in a terrible prison for 11 years>. 

Now Dooda:

Just to correct a few facts, Sirius was in Azkaban for 12 years, he was caught the day he was framed, and soon after went to prison. (You can go to the time line on the Lexicon, or Pgs. 59 and 363 of the U.S addition)   

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>during which he did his utmost to avoid Dementor-imposed insanity. 11 years in solitary Azkaban confinement>

Dooda:

If by solitary confinement you mean that he was in a cell by himself, then I agree. But solitary confinement in the U.S. means that one is in a cell with no windows, no communication including the guards. Sirius could see and hear what was going on inside the prison.   

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>Didn't he say that most others in Azkaban lost their minds because they couldn't animagus themselves into less human forms?> 

Dooda:

No, Sirius didn't lose his mind because he knew he was innocent, and that wasn't a happy thought. I gather that most everyone else went insane because they knew their guilt.

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>Why, then, do all the escaped DE's seem to be 
sane...>

Dooda:

I don't think the Death Eaters went insane because they're just that evil. The are so wicked that there aren't any happy thoughts for the Dementors to suck out. It's the whole good and evil cannot occupy the same space at the same time. 

I hope this makes sense. 

Dooda, not meaning to flame anybody and hoping not to get flamed in return.