[HPforGrownups] Re: varying views of characters

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 191052

alla wrote:
> I always felt that Dumbledore had some sort of moral obligation to actually go and check a little bit deeper into Sirius' guilt or innocence.

Bart:
     The problem, of course, is that we do not know what happened after 
Peter blew up the muggles and escaped. We have good reason to believe, 
but don't know, that Sirius never protested his innocence, but took full 
responsibility. We also don't know whether or not Dumbledore tried to 
speak to Sirius afterwards, or even if he succeeded.

     Therefore, our assumptions about what happened need to be based on 
what we have seen of the characters. My own supposition is that 
Dumbledore may have tried to speak to Sirius, but Sirius refused to 
speak to Dumbledore, out of shame and guilt. Morty was gone, the 
remaining Death Easters were still at large, and there was a lot to do. 
Note that Lupin suspected Sirius of being the spy, as well; Sirius was 
NOT a very nice person (see "The Prank", Sirius' treatment of Kreacher, 
etc.).

     Bart