Lupin visiting Sirius in Azkaban

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 111821

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathi Russell" <> 
>   LadyKat now:

Any ideas? I just cannot accept the idea that DD NEVER looked into 
the GH/Sirius betrayal/PP murder more thouroughly. The idea that he 
just blindly accepted the party line is almost sacriligious (in my 
mind) :)) Maybe he felt that the safest place for Sirius to be was in 
Azkaban? We know that he (DD) was willing to have Harry grow up in a 
place that was quite unpleasant, just to ensure his survival. So why 
not extend the same logic to Sirius? DD may have felt that in order 
to keep Sirius alive (maybe to protect him from himself - he is well-
known for acting first and thinking second), he needed to be locked 
up. Yes - it stinks - but Sirius will survive.

Marianne:
Perhaps at the time Dumbledore was more forgiving or accepting of the 
Ministry and how it was run, and thus, more likely to accept their 
judgment.  Perhaps he felt that the Ministry, while not holding a 
trial, was doing some sort of appropriate investigation because at 
some point someone asked Dumbledore for his input and he was able to 
attest that Sirius was the Secret Keeper.  

It does seem a bit off to me, especially in someone famous for giving 
people second chances and the benefit of the doubt.  I'd think at 
least one quick visit for a final chat with Sirius would have been in 
character.

I don't think that DD would have left Sirius at Azkaban to keep him 
safe.  We hear over and over about how it affects people's 
sanity/mental state.  Keeping someone locked up there indefinitely 
seems like a horrible risk to take, if you expect to get them out 
some time in the future with their brains moderately intact.  Of 
course, if you subscribe to the idea of Puppetmaster!Dumbledore, 
keeping Sirius locked up makes perfect sense.  I absolutely hate that 
idea, but I can see where it can fit.

Marianne