Dumbledore's bad descisions?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 93982

Lynnette wrote:
I still think it is odd that Professor Dumbledore saw fit to TAKE 
> > Harry, disregarding James and Lily's descision to appoint Sirius
as Harry's guardian.  If Sirius had had Harry, he may not have gone 
> > after Peter the rat and been framed.
> 
> Earendil wrote:
> I suppose Dumbledore's decision could be explained by the protection 
> we learned Harry could have at Privet Drive, a protection he could 
> have had nowhere else, not with Sirius or with Dumbledore himself.
> 
> I don't have the books with me and I can't check, but I think Sirius 
> went after Peter immediately after finding out about the Potters 
> deaths. He gave his motorcycle to Hagrid so he could take Harry away, 
> this shows Sirius *knew* Harry was being taken away and wasn't 
> opposed to it (maybe because he knew Harry would be safer at the 
> Dursleys). In a way he gave his agreement as Harry's godfather.
> 
> And considering Sirius' temper, I think he would have gone after 
> Peter with or without Harry.

Carol:
Dumbledore thought that Sirius had been the Secret Keeper and had
betrayed the Potters. That's why he let him go to Azkaban and why he
tried to protect Harry from him throughout PoA. He was certainly not
going to give baby Harry to the man who betrayed his parents,
godfather or no. I think DD anticipated that Sirius might ask Hagrid
for Harry and that he told Hagrid not to give Harry to Sirius or
anyone else under any circumstances. (Probably DD didn't tell Hagrid
why he had to refuse Sirius. There's no indication that Hagrid knew
about Sirius's supposed guilt, though he probably did know about his
tendency to rashness and his hot temper.) And, of course, as Earendil
pointed out, DD had already made the arrangements involving the blood
protection at the Dursleys, which would be useless if Harry went to
Sirius or anyone else.

I agree with Earendil that Sirius knew he'd be a very unsafe guardian
for Harry, especially if he murdered Peter as he apparently intended,
so he accepted DD's arrangements, even giving (lending?) Hagrid his
motorbike to carry them out. In a way it's too bad that Hagrid didn't
know about the Secret Keeper arrangement because he would have angrily
confronted Sirius and Sirius would just has angrily have defended
himself. Instead he went off to murder Peter and, even though his plan
failed, ruin his own life.

Carol