Malfoys' knowledge of Padfoot WAS Re: Some questions/comments about OOTP (LONG)

[Haggridd]

No: HPFGUIDX 102532

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Barbara D. Poland-Waters" <bd-
bear at v...> wrote:

> 
> Does Lucius Malfoy know Sirius is an Animagus? When the trio, et 
al, are
> riding the Hogwarts Express, and Draco says he'll be "dogging" 
Harry's
> footsteps, Harry and Hermione both wonder if Draco knows something 
about
> Sirius.
> 
> "What if Mr. Malfoy had noticed the black dog and told Draco, what 
if he had
> deduced that the Weasleys, Lupin, Tonks and Moody knew where 
Sirius was
> hiding?" OOTP p. 194
> 
> Then when they see an article in the Daily Prophet about Sirius 
Black hiding
> out in London, they are sure that Malfoy must have known. But how 
can he? I
> thought SB was an UNREGISTERED animagus, and the only people that 
were
> supposed to know he is one are the OOTP people (and before that, 
only DD and
> the Trio). Is there a spy in OOTP or am I missing something 
(possible
> again!)?
> 

After the events of PoA, the DEs have received all the information 
about the Marauders from Wormtail.  Of course they now know about 
Sirius as an unregistered animagus.

Haggridd

> 
> Barbara, still stunned from the last few chapters!
> bd-bear