Some Dumbledore ranting

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 179231

> Alla:
> > And yes, to me "guilty till proven innocent" as what I believe DD
> > pursued towards Sirius counts as destroying a life.
> 
> zgirnius:
> What did he pursue towards Sirius? He arranged to protect Harry, 
and 
> didn't do anything for Sirius. This is not the deliberate 
destruction 
> of anything. He did not know Sirius was innocent, he sincerely 
> believed the opposite by the time the Muggles and (supposedly) 
Peter 
> were lying dead in the street.

a_svirn:
Dumbledore (and following his example Harry) dug their heels in over 
a Knight Bus conductor being sent to Azkaban without a trial. 
Dumbledore visited Morfin and Hepsibah Smith's house elf there, 
because he was interested in discovering the truth (though, 
apparently, not interested in seeing them pardoned or reinstated). 
Yet he did not visit Sirius and did not try to establish the truth. 
Conclusion? He wasn't interested. 
> 
> > Alla:
> > Oh, oh and further proof of that IMO is that Dumbledore did not 
> even 
> > **bother** to convince Ministry of Sirius' innocence. I know, I 
> > know, needs of the plot.
> 
> zgirnius:
> This was explained in the books, but you can of course choose not 
to 
> believe the explanation. He did arrange to help Sirius find a place 
> to hide in GoF, and did not report him to any authorities, which is 
> entirely consistent with a belief in his innocence and inability to 
> prove it. Keeping him away from Harry would have just required not 
> helping him escape in PoA. The Dementors would have solved this 
> alleged 'problem' for him. Or if he preferred Harry less 
traumatized, 
> he could have given the Aurors a tip about a certain black dog 
living 
> in a cave on the outskirts of Hogsmeade.

a_svirn:
Well, granted, Dumbledore lost most his influence after GOF, so he 
couldn't do much then. But he still held sway in Wizengamot after 
POA, and yet he didn't try to order a trial and to override Fudge's 
decision to authorise the kiss. As to arranging Sirius to find a 
hiding place, surely he could have done better than the cave? Or at 
least sent him food parcels from time to time so that he wouldn't 
starve and risk being caught while scavenging.