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

[a_svirn]

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> Alla:
> 
> The funny thing is that I don't see Dumbledore doing it for some 
> malicious, or Puppet!Master Dumbledore reasons at all. I think 
that 
> JKR simply needed Sirius in prison till PoA, period.
> 
> But I do think that Dumbledore's character suffers because of it. 
I 
> mean, really Dumbledore who is always, always giving people second 
> chances would not go to one of his former students, who was also 
one 
> of the Order Members to check up his account of events, to use 
some 
> Legilimency, maybe, just in case something went wrong?
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a_svirn:

Frankly, I don't see it. James tuned down Dumbledore's offer and 
told him that he wouldn't have anyone but Sirius for a secret-
keeper. Then he went and took Pettigrew instead. Blessed as was 
Dumbledore with the extraordinary brainpower how could he guess that 
James and Sirius would come up with such a harebrained plan?