Could Sirius have been bipolar? Re: Depression and Harry in OotP -- Information

[Lady Pensieve]

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> Pippin: 
> > Sirius's  mood changed so completely between GoF and the 
> > beginning of OOP that some people thought he was completely 
> > out of character. But what if he were bipolar?  Any comments 
> > from our mental health experts on that possibility?
> 
> SSSusan:> Experts want to chime in?

I'm no mental health expert, but there could be other reasons for 
this abrupt change in behavior.

Someone on another site had come up with a theory about using the 
7 'challenges' in PS/SS or the 7 books.  This means that book 6 will 
be the room with the potions.  If OOP is a foreshadowing of HBP, 
then Sirius could have been 'poisoned with a potion'that changed his 
personality.  Remember in OOP that Harry was studying about 
plants...CH 18 Dumbledore's Army:

"These plants are moste efficacious in the inflaming of the braine, 
and are therefore much used in Confusing and Befuddlement Draughts, 
where the wizard is desirous of producing hot-headedness and 
recklessness
"

If the other person's theory is correct, and you take this paragraph 
a step further, and Kreacher could have been putting a little 
something into Sirius' drink/food. This also means that we'll 
probably find out about it in HBP...and that this will happen again -
but,who will be the next one to get it?  

Sorry for putting a bit of a kabash on the 'mental' thing, but 
sticking to canon, there's usually a plot afoot, rather than normal 
life happenings.

Kathy