Confusing and Befuddlement Draughts

[jenjar2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 93141

Alshain:
> I disagree with the theory that Kreacher is slipping Sirius 
> Befuddlement Draughts. 
<snip>
> So in short, I don't think Sirius's hotheadedness is magically 
> induced, just plain frustration with a horrible situation he can't 
> escape. Harry's thoughts when taken in context are the kind of 
> freewheeling associations your brain comes up with before falling 
> asleep. 


I think JKR emphasised the paragraph about confusing and befuddlement 
draughts way to much to be just freewheeling associations - it was 
repeated over and over- and then, after Harry falls asleep reading 
this paragraph, what wakes him up but a house elf!  Dobby is there 
bringing Hedwig back to him.  

And the way Sirius' mood coincided with Kreacher's absence/presence 
is too much too ignore.  It's clear that house-elves can *stretch* 
the rules a bit when they really want to.  Maybe Kreacher just left 
the herbs used for these draughts lying around the house or something 
and they had a similar effect.  

How else do you explain Sirius' seriously altered mood and out of 
character behavior in OoTP?

I respectfully disagree--there's just too much to suggest something 
like this was going on...

Jenjar