Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black

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No: HPFGUIDX 137674

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "oiboyz" <oiboyz at h...> wrote:
 
> We don't know that Sirius actually was cleared, do we?  I just 
assumed 
> that his will, as well as the key to his Gringott's vault and any 
> other worthwhile possessions, were left in the care of a trusted 
> friend who knew of his innocence-- no doubt someone in the Order.  
> There would be no need for the wizarding world at large to be 
> involved, since Harry was the only beneficiary.  Dumbledore could 
read 
> the will and tell Harry, "It's all yours now," and that would be the 
> end of that.

Marianne:

We know of no public statements from the Ministry or any mentions in 
what passes for the press in the WW that Sirius was cleared.  All we 
really have are Fudge's comments in Chapter 1:

"Black's dead.  Turns out we were - er- mistaken about Black. He was 
innocent after all. And he wasn't in league with He-Who-Should-Not-Be-
Named either. I mean," he added defensively..."all the evidence 
pointed - we had more than fifty eyewitnesses - but, anyway, as I say, 
he's dead..."

Knowing the Ministry's usual way of operating, I wouldn't be surprised 
if they simply corrected their records with the swish of a quill and 
that was the end of it.  It wouldn't be Ministerial style for them to 
openly and publicly admit to their mistake.  They'd do it all quietly.

In that passage, Fudge goes on to say that there will be an inquiry 
into Black's murder within the Ministry.  That's the last we hear of 
that.  Was Fudge just blowing smoke or did an inquiry occur?

Marianne