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[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 170541

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> Pippin:
> > But when Sirius seemingly
> > betrayed him a second time, Dumbledore let him be
> > sent to Azkaban. 

Random832
> I hope you're not suggesting this excuses his inaction - while
> Dumbledore may not be obligated to give him a "third chance" if Sirius
> had in fact betrayed him, that doesn't mean he doesn't have a duty to
> find out the truth. A false accusation is not worth a "strike".
> -- 

Pippin:
You may be underestimating how cunningly Sirius was framed.
Dumbledore suspected him for some time before GH, perhaps
for as long as a year. In all that time, the real spy had to make
sure there was never any evidence that would clear Sirius and 
never quite enough to convince Dumbledore to turn him in.
Of course the real spy wouldn't want Sirius arrested   since 
it would deprive him of  cover for his operations.

The temptation to arrest Sirius on suspicion alone must have been
enormous and Dumbledore deserves credit for resisting it, IMO. But
once he had what he thought was unconditional proof of 
Sirius's guilt, he could only let the WW's version of justice
take its course. We saw in HBP that Dumbledore's efforts to
stop the Ministry from holding people without trial were in vain.

There was no point in Dumbledore visiting Sirius in Azkaban
since he was already convinced that Sirius was guilty (much as he
believed that Draco was guilty in HBP).

Pippin