Harry as godfather (Was: Sirius Black's role in DH -- why?)

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 179195

> Dana:
> There is only one problem I see with this interpretation and that 
is 
> that Sirius chose to go after Peter AFTER he was denied access to 
> Harry. Sirius went after Peter when he lost Harry too and therefore 
> he lost everything within a single moment. 

zgirnius:
I can't agree on this one. If Sirius had any legal leg to stand on 
(and the books do not make it clear whether he did, Petunia was 
Harry's next of kin), his decision to go after Peter meant he lost 
any chance to fight for Harry.

Heck, he should have *expected* Dumbledore not to want Harry in his 
power. By his own brilliant plan, Sirius was believed to be the 
Potters' Secret Keeper. Which meant that their deaths pointed the 
finger at him as a traitor and Death Eater. The implications of this 
seemed to have escaped Hagrid, simple, kind soul that he is, or maybe 
he did not even know who the SK was. Could anyone reasonably suppose 
Dumbledore had missed this?

Sirius did not know about the blood protection when he made his 
choice, he knew only that Hagrid would not turn Harry over to him, 
because Dumbledore had other plans. He should have gone to Dumbledore 
and explained the Secret Keeper fiasco.

Quite possibly, Dumbledore would still have wanted to do the blood 
protection thing instead of letting Sirius care for Harry. If Sirius 
is half the dedicated, salf-sacrificing godfather his fans suppose, 
he might even have agreed to the plan as safer for Harry. Visitation, 
presents, and correspondence by him with his godson would still have 
been an option, I would think. Or, if he had a legal leg to stand on 
and chose to in spite of the blood protection, once his name was 
cleared, he could exercise his legal rights.