Sirius and his lawless ways WAS: Re: CHAPDISC: DH10, Kreacher's Tale

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> Alla:
> 
> Well, yeah I understand that you listed events as others saw it.
> What I am disputing is whether Ma Black knew about them. 

Potioncat:
I've got it! Mrs. Black kept a list of Sirius's lawless ways and that 
list was in Slughorn's pajama pocket when he led all those Slytherins 
into battle at Hogwarts!

 
> Alla:
> 
> What I was trying to argue and apparently not very succesfully is
> that we do not know of what exactly "his lawless ways" mean.

Potioncat:
I know, and that's what I was wondering. I think rebellious would 
have been a better word. Now, did JKR choose "lawless" for a reason, 
or was she just careless?
 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Eh, I did consider Black's family POV in the past, really. I just do
> not deem it worthy of respect. Is it possible that Ma Black loved
> her son (Sirius) I mean at some point? I would say it is very likely
> BUT is it possible that she loved Sirius as of "who he is"? Well,
> no, not in my opinion.

Potioncat:
In this chapter we see Regulus from a different light and also, we 
see Kreacher differently. We see his devotion to Regulus who was 
doing a heroic deed. We also see that in many ways, Kreacher doesn't 
have any idea what is going on. 

Kreacher gave us a different PoV on Regulus and I was looking at how 
that new PoV affected what we know about Sirius. Regardless, it would 
not change the Blacks. They were not good people, nor were they good 
parents. As bad as Narcissa and Lucius are, I don't think they would 
have disowned Draco for anything.