Secrets (Long) OLD POST REPOST

[mesmer44]

No: HPFGUIDX 186521

> > jkoney:
> >I would also assume that through the Hogwarts grapevine that he would have heard that Sirius Black left his home and moved in with James and family. In a community as small as the wizarding world (and his feelings for Lily) I would also guess that he knew that he was the best man at the wedding.
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> > Given that Snape is intelligent I would think that he would wonder how Sirius a "reckless Gryffindor" could turn his back on his family.
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> Zara:
> Because as you say yourself, he had done it before.

Steve replies:

As Sirius was the best man at James and Lily's wedding, and was a friend for  many years, there was no real motive for betraying James.  Also, where was there any proof or even an indication that Sirius was in league w/ DE's or LV? So I agree w/ Jim that Sirius wouldn't not turn his back on James, who considered James as an extended family. Sirius had no obvious motive to betray the trust bestowed upon him w/ being their secret keeper.
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> > jkoney:
> > Given his relationship with Dumbledore I would think that he knew that Sirius was put in prison without a trial. Which means that no one tested his wand to see if he cast the curses to kill the muggles and Peter.
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> Zara:
> You do not mention that Snape had excellent reason to believe Sirius was the Secret Keeper, also from his closeness to Albus. There was incontrovertible evidence that the secret was betrayed.
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> I find it reasonable that no one investigated further. All the most likley principals (ALbus, Severus, Remus) had good reasons not to doubt Sirius's apparent guilt.
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Steve replies:

What incontrovertible evidence was there that the secret was betrayed? What proof was provided by DD that Sirius was the secret keeper at the time of James and Lily's death.  All DD could give testimony to was that Sirius was at one time their secret keeper,  not that he was the secret keeper at the exact time LV attacked their home.  Sirius was not interrogated under veritas serum was he? Sirius's wand was never proven to be the wand that actually did the destruction that killed all those muggles. Snape, who flunks students for missing one little ingredient in a potion is basing an awful lot on circumstantial evidence isn't he? I certainly don't consider the case against Sirius as being "incontrovertible".