Sirius as Father Figure (was:Re: How Sirius' death suits Dumbledore?...)

[lorelei3dg]

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> Betsy Hp:

 
> The downward spiral of Sirius is strange to me.  Yes, the house 
> holds bad memories, but why does he seem to get worse as time goes 
> by?  There were hints of darkness in GoF (his advice to maim the 
> dragon for example) but Sirius seems to be retrograding back to 
> Shrieking Shack!Sirius instead of slowly getting better.  And 
> unfortunantely Harry seems to bare the brunt of Sirius' emotional 
> breakdown.
> 
> I've read some theories: Sirius is being drugged (I think I read 
> that on this list - don't remember the post though... 
 
> Betsy Hp


Arrgh, I'm trying to find the reference in OOtP, but can't in the 
limited time I have right now. There's a scene where Harry is trying 
to read something for class but isn't focusing well; his reading 
about some potion meant to cause confusion is interspersed with 
random thoughts about Sirius. It was this passage that made me wonder 
if Sirius' unbalanced mental state was at least in part due to 
chemical or magical "help" from someone. My apologies for not finding 
the exact source - I'll post that if I get the chance to look more 
closely later.

Lorel