Snape finding Lily's letter

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 174109

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Diane C <la_dy_di at ...> wrote:
>
> > Mus responds: For me, it's how it came to be in 12
> > Grimmauld Place in 
> > DH, not how it got delivered to Sirius in the first
> > place.  Sirius 
> > wasn't living there at the time of the attack on the
> > Potters in 
> > Godric's Hollow, so it must have been brought there
> > later.  
> 
> Grimmauld Place was Sirius's ancestral home, wasn't
> it?  So while he was imprisoned, it makes sense that
> his things would be stored at his residence, even if
> the expectation was that he would never be claiming
> it.  Since his will wouldn't go into effect until his
> death, the belongings would simply be left there until
> whoever legally could claim them after Sirius's death,
> in this case, Harry.
> 
> muse
> 
> 

Valky:
Just to throw my two knuts into the hat, it seems to me the ministry
is the one most likely reason Sirius' belongings ended up in Grimmauld
place, I agree with muse and barring that possibility I would go with
the person who pointed out Kingsley as a possible source. Sirius had
possessions, they were carted off to his N.O.K. or ancestral home as
standard procedure or something near-wise, simple. 

Nor do I take issue with Sirius not showing his effects to Harry,
there are plenty of reasons why it might never have happened, even if
Sirius was well aware that he had a photograph and letter in his
keeping I don't see why he would be instantly compelled to part with
it, he loved the Potter family as much as anyone and more than most,
he wanted to take care of Harry not give him a keepsake in substitute.

OTOH the memory out of chronological order is glaringly odd and
probably a bit of a flint. I don't consider it a great big deal but
I'll grant that it does stand out a bit as an error that can't be
rationalised. Still two out of three ain't bad.