[HPforGrownups] Re: Fees for Harry

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 179429

bboyminn:
Dumbledore may not have had legal authority to decide Harry's fate, but I 
think he did have moral authority. Dumbledore
was the leader of the Order of Phoenix, that gave him a degree of authority 
over the members. Further, I think Dumbledore
simply realized the great danger that Harry was in and took it upon himself 
to protect Harry and see to his future.

I think all members of the Order, Sirius included, accepted Dumbledore's 
judgement in the moment as the best for Harry.
If Sirius had objections, assuming he hadn't got himself arrested, he could 
work those out at some point in the future
once things stabilized and the true danger could be better assessed. By not 
objecting or opposing Dumbledore, all those
involved gave him implied permission. People trust Dumbledore, and that 
trust lead them to allow  Dumbledore a free hand in Harry's fate.

Shelley:
It is very possible that Sirius might have even been consulted about the 
plan to put Harry in the Dursley's protection under the blood spell, and 
that he agreed to the plan. I imagine, althougth it's not stated, that 
Sirius might have even used that as an excuse to go after Peter with such 
reckless abandonment- knowing that Harry was already safe and taken care of 
for the moment, so that if got killed trying to kill Peter that Harry still 
had a home. It's possible that Sirius could agree to the Dursleys being 
"home", because he could still visit and take Harry for weekends and 
outings, to be a mentor and friend without the home that Harry slept in each 
night. He, as a godfather and wizard, still could have bullied or intimated 
the Dursleys about their treatment of Harry should they not take care of him 
properly, and as godfather, he could have used his influence to teach Harry 
about the magic world much earlier than it happened. But, that incident with 
Peter didn't go well, and he ended up being separated from Harry much longer 
than planned, but still, we don't see him worrying about Harry while he sits 
in Azkaban because he knows Harry is safe and protected while at the 
Dursleys. We don't hear at all that he was fretting about Harry's safety 
while he spent time in jail, so the conclusion that he was in on the plan 
seems very reasonable to me.