Faking Sirius' death

[Susan]

No: HPFGUIDX 97449

Susan wrote:
> Also, IIRC, at the end of OOP, DD tells Fudge that Sirius 
> was there and fought against the DEs, etc., and that Sirius 
> is INNOCENT. 

Marianne: 
> Well, no, DD tells Fudge that he will give a half hour of his 
> time to tell him the important points of what happened at the 
> Ministry.  He doesn't mention Sirius by name.  And, later, when 
> all of this news hits the Daily Prophet, and Hermione sits 
> reading it aloud in the Hospital, again there is no hint of 
> Sirius' involvement.  So, while Dumbledore may have said something 
> to Fudge about Sirius, we have no canon evidence of it. Yet.

Uh, GOOD!  I really want Sirius to be alive.  And I also only read 
OOP once, and am just now beginning the series again, starting of 
couse with SS, so it might be a while before I get to reread OOP.  
But if his name wasn't cleared, then perhaps the theory that he faked 
his death could work, though I'm still unclear as to why.

Susan, desperately wanting to believe that Sirius is alive.