Lupin visiting Sirius in Azkaban

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 111653

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nora Renka" <nrenka at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mhbobbin" <mhbobbin at y...> 
> wrote:
> > mhbobbin:
> > 
> > Alla--please point me to where DD testifies at Sirius' hearing. 
I 
> > don't recall this--only that Sirius was sent away without trial 
by 
> > Barty Crouch Senior.I believe it was Old Barty who never allowed 
> > Sirius to be heard.
> 
> PoA, American hardcover, page 392:
> 
> "I myself gave evidence to the Ministry that Sirius had been the 
> Potters' Secret Keeper."
> 
> Not quite a hearing, but testimony nonetheless...interesting 
though, 
> ain't it?
> 
> [Now, if we're playing the game 'think like Sirius', he has some 
> reasons to be a little wary of DD, but those have been gone into 
> over'n'over again, so I won't.]
> 
> It strikes me as one of the largest questions, and not an answered 
> one, as to why DD wouldn't investigate this further.  After all, 
he 
> trusted Black enough to let him into the OotP.  My current vote 
is, 
> if JKR gets asked, we'll get told a story about Ministry 
> obstruction.  Visitors don't really seem to be allowed in 
Azakaban.  
> DD did kind of seem to have his hands full at that time, and given 
> the dominant mentality of the WW, they were all happy to 'get rid' 
of 
> any of the troubling reminders of what they'd brought upon 
> themselves, as quickly as possible.
> 
> -Nora ain't Alla, but she's good at recalling where to find things 
> nonetheless

mhbobbin:

Thank you Nora & Alla both. It IS very interesting. I had forgotten. 
hmmmm.

Yes, it is questionable why DD didn't legiwhatzy Sirius nto to 
mention talk to him. Perhaps he didn't have access. Perhaps it 
didn't occur to him---too weird. Another apparent instance of DD's 
fallibility. Although there's considerable injustice  presented to 
us in the Penseive scenes in GoF, it is interesting to see DD 
involved in this particular one. We certainly see Moody and DD 
unhappy with and unable to prevent the outcome of the way justice is 
served --Bagman, Karkoroff, Crouch Junion--after the downfall of LV 
at GH .

And speaking of Leglimens ability--I have suspected Lupin of having 
some legilmens ability--just too many observations by Harry that 
Lupin seems to know what he's thinking etc.  So why didn't Lupin 
legiwhatzy Sirius.  

The events surrounding GH, and the subsequent Sirius/Pettigrew blow-
up are, IMO, still the central mystery of the story. Except, of 
course, that Harry Potter / Voldemort  live/die thing.

mhbobbin