Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black

[KathyK]

No: HPFGUIDX 137645

Potioncat: 

>> What I'd like to know, is how it was that Black was cleared and 
his will was read within weeks of his death? What evidence was 
> presented that couldn't have been presented before?:
 
 
Alla:

> Ooooo, GREAT QUESTION. I have no idea. Maybe they got Bella's wand 
> and deduced that since DE attacked Sirius he must be innocent. No, 
> this is lame :-)

KathyK:

Well, since they relied on eye witnesses to determine Sirius's 
guilt, why wouldn't this suffice to clear him?  The knew LV was back-
-that Dumbledore and Harry were right.  All of a sudden their word 
holds a heck of a lot more weight.  Factor in that several Ministry 
employees can attest that Sirius was working *against* LV, and I 
think it's perfectly reasonable that they would clear him, 
particularly as we learn that very early on the Ministry wanted 
Harry with them.  Clearing Sirius's name might have been more 
difficult if the Minister did not find Harry's cooperation with the 
MoM so very appealing.  They wanted to be on Harry's good side.

I wonder if they bothered with stripping Pettigrew of his Order of 
Merlin when they decided Sirius was innocent?

KathyK