Sirius' situation his own fault? WASRe: Debatable ethical issues in OotP and HBP

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 142425

SSSusan:
> > > Post-escape, Sirius ... [is] a fugitive and no one knows 
> > > the truth about himself and Pettigrew, so to whom could he have 
> > > turned?
 
Ceridwen:
> > I'd agree with Carol here - he could have turned to Dumbledore.  
 
Alla:
> I just wanted to comment on Sirius' turning to Dumbledore. I don't 
> see it at all. All that Sirius knows is that Dumbledore gave the 
> evidence that he was a Secretkeeper. Since Sirius knows that he  
> erm... was not one, I think he would have VERY grave doubts about 
> whether Dumbledore would believe him or not. 


SSSusan again:
And there's another issue as well, methinks.  Sirius sat at Azkaban 
for 12 years, during which time DD apparently never once visited or 
contacted Sirius to get his account of the GH affair/murder of PP/12 
muggles.  That is, if we believe that DD was as surprised as anyone 
else at the end of PoA to discover the truth about Peter's betrayal 
and Sirius' innocence, then he never made such an effort.  

If I'd been Sirius, knowing that DD "didn't care enough" [that's how 
I'd *feel* anyway] to come ASK me what had happened, I'd be reluctant 
to go running to him straight off myself.

Siriusly Snapey Susan