Debatable ethical issues in OotP and HBP

[M. Thitathan]

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Ceridwen wrote: 
I'd agree with Carol here - he could have turned to Dumbledore.  Otherwise, everyone who asked that, has a point.  Most people in the MoM, and probably the majority of wizards and witches who know of or were around when the murder of the Potters was big news, would shun him in fear, call for the DMLE, and have him shipped right back to Azkaban, or the embrace of a 'loving' Dementor.

And, I think that's where Lupin fell down.  I'm still not sure where Lupin stood with Sirius.  <snip>
Taking all of that together, then, Lupin having special knowledge about Sirius's Animagus form yet not knowing the circumstances of GH, he should have told Dumbledore to have the staff be on the look-out for a big, black dog.  Lupin himself admits that this was a failing on his part.  If he'd told Dumbledore about the dog, it's possible Dumbledore would have gone out of his way to find Sirius before the whole Shrieking Shack episode and sort things out.  Of course, we 
wouldn't have gotten nearly as good a story out of it!  ;)



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I guess Sirius did not think he could have convinced DD of his innocence without bringing in Peter (dead or alive). DD told Harry that he testified that Sirius was the Potters' secret keeper when DD was updating Harry and Hermione on things in the hospital wing before sending them on the time-traveling mission. I think getting thrown into Azkaban without a trial probably made Sirius more distrustful even of DD.

 

As for Lupin, though, I guess that even though he thought Sirius did betray Lily and James, Lupin still felt some friendly loyalty to Sirius (who, like James and Peter, became illegal animagi in order to keep Lupin company), so to blow his animagus cover would be something of a betrayal. I do think Lupin should have alerted DD to the existence of the secret tunnel from Hogswart to Honeydukes since Finch didn't seem to know about it(it remained unguarded the whole book). I don't think Lupin "let Sirius into the castle," but Lupin knew full well that Sirius knows of all the tunnels listed on the Marauders' Map. 

 

On a side curiosity... I was wondering why Lupin's spy cover (with the werewolves) still remained intact since he showed up with other Order of the Phoenix members to rescue Harry & co. at the Ministry in OotP? Bella was there and escaped with LV. 

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