Lupin visiting Sirius in Azkaban

[Susana da Cunha]

No: HPFGUIDX 111677

> > mhbobbin wrote:
> >
> > 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.


> Nora wrote:
> 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?
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mhbobbin:
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"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."
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I don't think is proper to legiwhatzy your friends:

"Not that I suspect you, Sirius, but do you mind if I rape your brain just
in case you're a traitorous son of a #\#?"

As for DD, I might have dreamt this, but I have a faint recollection of DD
saying he tried to get Sirius a fair trial (maybe in GoF? I don't have that
one with me.). But if he did, I think it was out of ethics. IMO, the
evidence was conclusive enough, but there could be attenuating factors that
would only come out in a fair trial. Sirius could have been tortured or
under the impirius curse.

But, of course, that was what the ministry was afraid of! With all the DEs
getting away with that excuse, they were NOT letting the most hated DE of
all escape on 'reasonable doubt'! Solution: he's so guilty there's no need
for a trial. Lock him up, throw away the key. Ministry saves face.

But back to DD, if he thought Sirius was guilty there was no point visiting
him in askaban. And Lupin? Oh, well, would you really go to a place full of
dementors to say "how could you" to someone that doesn't deserve the air he
breads? It's not that Lupin is not the confrontational sort; he's just too
reasonable to need that.


Susana