[HPforGrownups] Who is Harry's guardian? WAS: Re: Identifying with Muggles -

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 158394

> Sherry now:
> 
> Is there anywhere in canon where it says definitely that James told 
> Dumbledore that Sirius was the secret keeper?  I've always thought
it was an
> assumption, a good assumption, based on the fact that James and
Sirius were
> such good friends.  

Julie:
Dumbledore says James told him Sirius was the secret-keeper.
I suppose the validity of that statement depends on whether you as the
reader take Dumbledore at his word or not.



Sherry again:

Can you point me to the canon, or quote it for me?  Honestly, I've read POA
many, many times, but I don't remember Dumbledore saying anything like,
James told me that Sirius was the secret keeper.  I remember it as him
saying something like I believed Sirius was the secret keeper, or I was led
to believe it or something like that.  That is my favorite book, but since I
never believed Sirius had betrayed the potters or was out to kill Harry, I
probably didn't pay attention to the nuances.  I'm not trying to argue, just
trying to understand where you are finding that bit of canon.  

And of course, if Dumbledore hadn't done what he did, the books would be far
different, but it's difficult to believe that placing a helpless child in an
abusive situation could ever be in the child's best interest, no matter what
else was going on.  It's actually why I don't or try not to think of this
aspect of the stories very much, because I like Dumbledore, and none of the
beginnings of Harry's life with the Dursleys paint the greatest wizard of
all time or the epitome of goodness in a very good light for me.  Letting an
innocent man rot in a terrible prison and letting a child live in a home of
abuse and no love makes me very unhappy to contemplate.  So, I normally try
to avoid it altogether!

Sherry, who is thankful she can laugh at herself in such cases.