Peter, Sirius, or Lupin: who was the spy again?

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No: HPFGUIDX 131779

> 
>    Kathy writes:
>         I have to do it, I just have to.  Can't help myself.

Alla :

I know I should not, I really do know that, but can't help myself 
either. :-)


Kathy: 
>    1.  Sirius sneaked into the castle and carved up a painting 
with a 
> knife looking for Harry. Is this normal behaviour.  Why do people 
> forgive and forget about it?

Alla:

Erm.. he was not looking for Harry with a knife, he cut Fat Lady 
with a knife, while looking for Peter and yes, it is an 
understandable  behaviour of someone who suffered twelve years 
because of certain person and was willing to find such person by any 
means.



Kathy: 
>    4.  Sirius appears to be as competant a duelist as Snape, 
perhaps 
> more so.  Sirius is meaner than Snape and even more ready to get 
into a 
> fight. Spies have got to be capable.  He is diametrically opposed 
to 
> Snape and yet very similar.

Alla:

Good for Sirius. Do you know how much I wanted to see a duel between 
him and Snape  and maybe something else besides duel? :-)



Kathy:
>    6.  Sirius speaks of conversations of Deatheaters in Azkaban 
about 
> what they wanted to do to Peter.  When would he be in a position 
to hear 
> about it.

Alla:

I can hear A LOT of what my neigbors do while being in my 
appartment. I think soundproofness of Azkaban walls is even less 
than in  my building :-)


Kathy: 
>    7.  Fudge gave the newspaper to Sirius with the picture of 
Peter in 
> it  that Sirius recognized.Why would he bother visiting Sirius?????

Alla:

Fudge did not come visit Sirius. "When he came to inspect Azkaban 
last year , he gave me this paper" - PoA, p.363 

I am sure that Minuster's regular duties include periodic inspection 
of the only ( I think) Prison in WW. As to why he gave Sirius the 
paper... I don't know - jesture of kindness :-) To make prisoner's 
life  a little bit less dull :-)
>

 Kathy:
<SNIP>
> Sirius wanted Peter dead so that these little 
> confusions could never be straightened out.


Alla:

Sirius wanted Peter dead because he believes him to be responsible 
for Potters deaths, no? 


Kathy: 
>    9.  Voldemort said that his most faithful servant was at 
Hogwarts. 
> So was Sirius, sitting in the pumpkin patch, while Moody/Crouch 
made off 
> with Harry.

Alla:

There were SO many people in Hogwarts, whom we can offer as Voldie's 
spy.

I suggest Minerva Mcgonagall. :-)


Kathy: 
>       Another thing that drives me crazy is that it is constantly 
> expressed that Sirius loved Harry, and Harry loved Sirius.  They 
hardly 
> had a chance to get to know each other. 

Alla:

I think there is such thing as instant affection for each other.


Kathy:
<SNIP>
 I don't think Sirius 
> loved Harry either.  He needed Harry to try to regain some of his 
lost 
> years, perhaps.  He also needed to be close to Harry, if he 
actually was 
> the spy.  He needed to make himself important to Harry.

Alla:

Sirius escaped to protect Harry, Sirius left his haven the moment he 
knew Harry needed him in GoF. He ate rats to be close to Harry.
He died for Harry. To me those are signs of love.



Kathy:
> Go for it, I have my head covered to protect it from flying 
objects.
> 
Alla takes flying object... :-)


Just my opinion,

Alla.