Why Sirius was Chosen as Godparent & Sirius' sacrifice

[kyntor70]

No: HPFGUIDX 105201

Jen wrote:

"I'm not certain I believe Sirius *had* to be eliminated. But I
do think he took stock of his life while hanging out with Buckbeak,
and realized his life wasn't going to get better anytime soon.
Perhaps he was even thinking about this when he got word of Harry &
Co. in the DOM and decided to throw caution to the wind. He probably
figured it couldn't hurt anything--if he died, his death would work
to Harry's benefit, and would help Harry more than Sirius was
capable of while living."


Kyntor replies:

Personally, I think the situation is much simpler than that.  I 
believe that Sirius went to the DoM simply because Harry was in 
danger.  It is the case of a godfather doing what he swore to do 
(protect his godchild).

We really don't know if Sirius even knew about the prophecy much less 
the fact that Harry could use his love for Sirius to protect himself 
from Voldemort.

Kyntor