[HPforGrownups] Clarification - Godparent

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 131567

>
> Sherry wrote:
Interesting question, was Dumbledore breaking the law by
> placing Harry with the Dursleys when Sirius was the legal guardian?

Me (fridwulfa):
Well, Maybe he was, but don't forget that DD thought Sirius to be the 
Potter's secret keeper, so he couldn't possibly leave Harry with a man who 
had (according to what he knew) betrayed his parents and almost got Harry 
killed as well. He probably thought it was a matter of time before Sirius 
was sent to Azkaban and, of course, he wouldn't trust Sirius with the child 
if he thought he wanted his godson dead. DD was just trying to protecto 
Harry so, if the legal guardian was a traitor, a DE and, possibly a 
murderer... well, where else could he take the baby to but with his 
relatives, blood protection or not? They were his only option.
Cheers
Fridwulfa 

Sherry
Oh of course.  I know that, I was just sort of thinking out loud.  One of
the things i've always wondered was if Dumbledore believed in his heart that
Sirius had betrayed the Potters.  I doubt I'll ever have an answer to that,
because it doesn't seem that it will matter to the plot.  Just one of those
things that crosses my mind from time to time.

Sherry