Lupin visiting Sirius in Azkaban

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 111683

Alla:

"I think (besides plot reasons, of course) that Sirius did not go to 
Dumbledore precisely because Dumbledore was so easily convinced of 
Sirius' guilt. He testified at Sirius hearing, right? He did not 
even insist (as far as we know) to let Sirius tell his story.

I am not surprised at all, frankly."


DuffyPoo:
My problem with it is this: "We entered your third year.  I watched from afar as you struggled to repel Dementors, *as you found Sirius, learned what he was* and rescued him." [DD OotP The Lost Prophecy]  DD by the beginning of third year believes that Sirius is innocent or why would he let HP get near him, as he clearly did, when others thought Sirius wanted to kill HP?  While DD may have been suspicious of everyone but himself at the time of the S-K charm, what was it that caused him to believe Sirius capable of giving up his friends to LV and blowing up a street full of Muggles?  Not a schoolboy prank, surely!  And just when did DD realize Sirius was not the Secret-Keeper and had not blown up the street full of Muggles?  What happened in those twelve years to change his mind about Sirius?  Sirius didn't have time to go to DD after the attack at GH he was too busy going after Wormtail.  Wrong decision maybe but one made in grief and anger.  I still don't understand why DD didn't try to talk to Sirius once he was in Azkaban (if anyone could have gotten a visit, DD would have).  He may not have been able to overrule the ministry's decision, but he would have 'known' Peter Petigrew was the Secret-Keeper, and Sirius was innocent, and possibly Sirius' speculation that PP had turned into a rat and ran down the sewer.  It is interesting that DD says, in PoA, "I myself gave evidence to the Ministry that Sirius had been the Potters' Secret-Keeper" (why does he say Potters' here instead of 'your parents'?) yet, in GoF, Sirius says "Oh, I know Crouch all right.  He was the one who gave the order for me to be sent to Azkaban -- without a trial."  


Charme said:
"I also don't think DD has ever really
confirmed this in any of the books thus far, has he? "

DuffyPoo:
"You can speak Parseltongue, Harry," said Dumbledore calmly, "because Lord Voldemort -- who is the last remaining descendant of Salazar Slytherin -- can speak Parseltongue."



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