Fidelius Charm

[nymphadora1]

No: HPFGUIDX 90804

John wrote:
> I have been re-reading PoA and a new thought occurred to me. DD 
> performed the Fidelius Charm right? Why wouldn't he testify to 
> clear Black's name? <snip>


On the question of DD testifying, I believe there was no trial 
at which he could testify. Barty Crouch put Sirius in Azkaban 
without a trial (GoF). Although now you mention it, it does seem 
odd for DD not to try and do something on Sirius's behalf. Maybe 
he did and we haven't been told about it yet. It seems that in 
the fervour over catching/killing death eaters, DD's evidence 
may not have been enough to keep Sirius out of prison - he was 
caught in the street with all those dead muggles and (apparently) 
what was left of Peter Petigrew. Hmmmmmm, why didn't they do Priori 
Incantatum to find out if he really did kill all those people? 
That would probably have been done at the trial. 
Nymph