Sirius, Sirus, and more Sirius (was: Petunia/Headmaster/LVatHogwarts/Mo...)

[julie]

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> > > Alla:
> > > 
> > > Sirius agreed for Dumbledore to give child to Dursleys? Do you 
> mind 
> > > referring me to the quote? I don't mean him agreeing to release 
> > > Harry to Dumbledore's care, but agreeing that Harry would stay 
> with 
> > > Dursleys.
> > > 
> > > I could have forgotten it, since I do that sometimes, so  do 
you 
> > > mind refreshing my memory?
> > >  
> > Pippin:
> > 'But I'd had me orders from Dumbledore, an' I told Black no, 
> Dumbledore
> > said Harry was ter go ter his aunt an' uncle's. Black argued, but 
> in the
> > end he gave in. Told me ter take his motorbike ter get Harry 
> there.'
> > --PoA ch 10
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Oh, thanks Pippin. At least he argued. And I certainly need to 
> reread PoA. I seem to start forgetting important dialogue. As I 
said 
> though I don't see Sirius agreement ( after argument) to make 
> Dumbledore's actions looking better. I want to see some further 
> investigating than just saying Sirius was a secret keeper, then he 
> automatically guilty. It smells too much of Barty and Fudge and 
> leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, unfortunately.
> 

Julie:
The more I think about it, the more I believe Dumbledore's
actions may not have been about Sirius at all, but about the
blood magic. He wasn't specifically trying to keep Harry 
away from Sirius, and he may not have even formed an opinion
on Sirius's guilt even though he had been told Sirius was 
the secret-keeper. (I can see Dumbledore later hearing 
about Sirius standing over the hole where 12 Muggles died
and where all that was "left" of Peter--one finger-- 
remained, laughing maniacally as he was arrested, and
Dumbledore thinking "It must be true then. I didn't want
to believe it, because I thought I knew young Sirius...")

Back to GH, I think Dumbledore was being proactive with 
Harry, sending him to the Dursleys because THAT is where
he would be completely safe. Sirius, even if innocent,
couldn't provide Harry the same iron-clad protection.
And even though Sirius argued with Hagrid, he did finally
give in. Whether he agreed that Harry would be safer 
with the Dursleys or he was more intent on finding a
certain rat than taking guardianship of his godson, it
doesn't really matter much. His agreement sealed the
deal, effectively transferring responsibility for Harry
to Dumbledore. 

Julie