Lupin visiting Sirius in Azkaban

[Kathi Russell]

No: HPFGUIDX 111731

Pippin <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> After his escape, why did Sirius go after Peter himself instead of 
> sending an Owl to Dumbledore telling him everything? 
> Apparently he never thought of it. The old habit of secrecy was 
> too much engrained.  He never really outgrew his schoolboy 
> ethic--loyalty to your chums above all else. He couldn't speak 
> without giving Lupin away, too.

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.


  LadyKat now:

  *waves hello*
  Hi Everyone!
  I rarely post, but avidly read all the discussion. However, I had a thought while reading this thread - and no, it is not a well thought-out idea - just a spur of the moment idea).

   It does seem, on the surface, to make NO sense whatsoever, for DD to not have investigated the events at GH more thouroughly and to be more certain of Sirius' guilt. Knowing DD as we _think_ we do, it in no way adds up to a logical chain of events.

  _However_, if DD is/was traveling through time, or had knowledge of the future as some have speculated, then he would have known that this series of events _had_ to unfold in the way they have (so far) to get Harry to the point where he is ready to do whatever it is he has to do. If we accept that time travel is involved (and I'm not convinced it is - it's just a possiblity at this point), than it is possible that DD has seen _many_ possible futures, and this is just the one that JKR is telling us about.

  Any ideas? I just cannot accept the idea that DD NEVER looked into the GH/Sirius betrayal/PP murder more thouroughly. The idea that he just blindly accepted the party line is almost sacriligious (in my mind) :)) Maybe he felt that the safest place for Sirius to be was in Azkaban? We know that he (DD) was willing to have Harry grow up in a place that was quite unpleasant, just to ensure his survival. So why not extend the same logic to Sirius? DD may have felt that in order to keep Sirius alive (maybe to protect him from himself - he is well-known for acting first and thinking second), he needed to be locked up. Yes - it stinks - but Sirius will survive.

  Thanks for not laughing too hard at my idea! LOL!
  LadyKat

  PS - I think I clipped this correctly. If the above quotes are not attributed as they should be, my apologies to any offended parties.....