Sirius was right, Dumbledore was wrong

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No: HPFGUIDX 93320

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nkafkafi" <nkafkafi at y...> wrote:
> 
> The facts in OotP state plainly that Sirius was right all along, 
> while DD, as he admits in the end, was wrong. Sirius wanted to tell 
> Harry everything immediately when he came to Grimmauld Place. 
> The "responsible" Molly and Lupin had prevented him from doing so 
> according to DD's directions. Had the order been following Sirius' 
> advice, not only Sirius' death would have prevented, but Harry would 
> have recognized the nature of his dreams much earlier, and could have 
> got Occlumency lessons in a less antagonistic atmosphere, with DD 
> still around to sort out the problems. Sirius, while far from being 
> perfect (and who is?) instinctively understood that responsibility 
> should go with knowledge, and that the truth is generally preferable, 
> a policy which DD preaches but doesn't practice much. Sirius also 
> knew immediately that it will never do to let Snape teach Harry, 
> while the great DD was above such petty considerations. Next, Sirius 
> was the only Order member who at least tried to ensure that Harry 
> would have a secure channel of communication to Grimmauld Place, 
> another basic precaution that the omniscient DD just neglected to 
> take. 

What we don't know is what Sirius wanted to tell Harry. Did Sirius know
about the Prophecy and what it said? Possibly he did, but the way DD
talks about it at the end of OoP it seems evident that it was yet another
of  DD's little secrets.

The talk among the younger set when Harry arrives in Grimmauld Place
was of a "secret weapon". What is it? Not the Prophecy, surely? Can that
be considered to be a weapon? More like intelligence or relevent 
information IMO. It seems possible that Harry himself is a weapon
against Voldy, but since Voldy is well aware of Harry's existence and has
made attempts to knock him off already, it shouldn't exactly be a total
surprise that Harry is going to fight back.

I agree that responsibility should be combined with knowledge, but what
responsibilities does Harry have? None, so far as the Order is concerned,
he is not a member and he's too young and too inexperienced. DD does 
expect him to toe the line though past experience should have warned 
him that this might be a bit of a problem. But there again does any 
member of the Order know just what DD is up to? Very doubtful. As
you point out, DD doesn't confide in anybody until he has to.

And when you consider that Harry spent a fair amount of OoP with Voldy
inside his head any 'secret'  he may have been told would be immediately
apparent to the opposition. Yes, he might have been more  cooperative
about the Occlumancy lessons, but Voldy was already in there. Could
Harry have mastered the technique quickly enough to deny Voldy access
to what he has been told days, weeks even, before he  starts learning
from Snape?

As for Sirius' death in the Ministry, doesn't anyone else find it odd that
in this melee with spells zipping everywhere there is only *one* death?
Almost seems as if they weren't  trying the rest of the time. Sirius died
for a reason, and it'll probably be a much more significant plot reason 
than Harry's emotional development.

In the webcast didn't JKR say that we're going to learn much more about
Sirius? That will please the Siriophiles (maybe) and will give  lots of scope
for those that feel cooler  towards  him to engage in a little character
assassination. What fun!

Kneasy