How Sirius' death suits Dumbledore? Was: Re : Harry's Role in OotP (long)

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>>Betsy Hp:
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>Yes, the losses the Order endured were small; Sirius was their 
weakest member.  But I think Dumbledore highly regrets his loss.<
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>>Alla:
>Cough, cough... I agree with you, well sort of.<

Betsy Hp:
Hee!  Well, even partial agreement is good. :)

>Alla:
>I disagree with the part of "Sirius being the Order weakest member" 
for many reasons. Harry getting emotional support from him  being one
(if not much in OOP, then definitely in GoF) and I am of firm opinion 
that emotional health of the most important person in this war does 
mean something.<

Betsy Hp:
I agree about Sirius being an emotional support for Harry.  Though 
Sirius is so emotionally bruised himself in OotP that I think he's 
not always the best influence on Harry.  However, his love for Harry 
is genuine and I think that it's one of Sirius' strongest assests to 
the Order.  (Well that, and his connection to the underground.  
Didn't Sirius bring Mundungus in?)

The reason I think Sirius was the weakest member of the Order was his 
own emotional instability (I wonder how much drinking alone he did 
throughout OotP) and the fact that he was a wanted criminal.  Sirius 
was of very little use to the Order because he wasn't able to leave 
the Headquarters.  Everyone else in the Order seemed heavily involved 
in various diplomatic and reconnaissance type work that Sirius could 
not participate in.  It's also unfortunate that his animagus form had 
been compromised.  

>>Alla:
>I also think that Dumbledore could have made use of Sirius' 
unregistered animagus form, if he really put his mind to it.<
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Betsy Hp:
Honestly, I think the fact that Dumbledore *didn't* find ways to make 
more use of Sirius suggests that Dumbledore cared for him.  I think 
Dumbledore wanted to keep Sirius safe.  Just as he wanted to keep 
Harry safe.  After all, Sirius was a powerful and intelligent 
wizard.  I'm sure there were ways he could have been helpful.  The 
risk of his capture (by the Ministry or Death Eaters) would have been 
there, but Sirius had already shown himself to be fairly cagey.  

Betsy Hp