Why Sirius Black in Azkaban?

Sirius was arrested, accused of murdering Pettigrew and the muggles and of serving Voldemort, and was promptly thrown in prison by Barty Crouch, Sr. without receiving a trial. He spent the next twelve years in Azkaban, brooding over his friends' deaths and obsessing over Pettigrew's betrayal.

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Why did Sirius Black betray the Potters?

Sirius Black, James Potter's best friend, offered himself to be their Secret Keeper but changed his mind and suggested Peter Pettigrew instead. The reason for this was that Sirius came to distrust their friend, Remus Lupin, thinking he might have been a spy, thus making him a target of Lord Voldemort.

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Why did it take Sirius Black so long to escape Azkaban?

Sirius is implied to have been severely depressed due to his role in the deaths of his best friends. He also had no idea where Pettigrew had gotten to, so he was in no state to attempt an escape, nor did he know where he was going to go should he pull it off.

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How did Sirius Black get past the Dementors?

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By focusing on his innocence he was able to survive and escape the merciless Dementors, and would later narrowly avoid the Dementors' Kiss with help from his godson.

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How did Sirius Black survive Azkaban?

After spending 12 years locked away in Azkaban, he saw a newspaper that showed Pettigrew in his Animagus form as a rat and realized he had to get out to help Harry. He turned into his dog form and easily slipped out of prison without any Dementors realizing it. However, he wasn't the first person to escape Azkaban.

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Why Was Sirius Black SENT TO AZKABAN Without A TRIAL?

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How did Sirius Black not go crazy in Azkaban?

Sirius states that unlike most other Azkaban prisoners (who often became insane during their terms of imprisonment), he was able to keep his sanity because he knew he was innocent, and also used his Animagus form to ward off the Dementors, who are unable to perceive unsophisticated canine minds.

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Why did the Dementors side with Voldemort?

And the only reason the Dementors choose to follow Voldemort is because he frees them from their duty to Azkaban, allowing them access to the richer pickings on the mainland.

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Did Sirius Black get the Dementors kiss?

The Dementor's Kiss has only been used as punishment in rare cases. Sirius Black was supposed to receive the Dementor's Kiss in 1994 after his escape from Azkaban, but he narrowly escaped from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry before the punishment could be administered.

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Why did the Dementor come after Harry?

Wanting to discredit Harry Potter, Madam Undersecretary Dolores Umbridge ordered two Dementors to Little Whinging in order to silence his claims on Lord Voldemort's return. Harry managed to drive the dementors away with a corporeal Patronus, thus saving him and his cousin, but was punished by the Ministry regardless.

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Did Sirius Black become a Death Eater?

During The Purity War, Sirius Black was a member of The Order of The Phoenix and gave a confession to being a member of The Death Eaters, and betraying the Potters to The Dark Lady, admitting to putting the Imperius Curse on dozens of other Death Eaters. For his crimes, he was sentenced to Life in Azkaban Prison.

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Why did Sirius go crazy?

Sirius's intense love for James, his grief after James's death, and his anger towards Peter drove him to insanity, getting him locked up in Azkaban for crimes he never committed.

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Who broke Bellatrix out of Azkaban?

MASS BREAKOUT FROM AZKABAN was a Daily Prophet article about the 1996 mass breakout from Azkaban, in which ten Death Eaters, including Bellatrix Lestrange, Antonin Dolohov, and Augustus Rookwood, were able to break out of their cells with the help of the Dementor guards, who had switched sides and were following Lord ...

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Why didn t Dumbledore save Sirius from Azkaban?

The in-universe answer is the whole idea that Dumbledore thought all the evidence pointed towards Sirius' guilt. Dumbledore knew that Sirius was the Potter's secret keeper, and did not know about the switch.

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Why did Dumbledore hate Sirius?

The in-universe answer is the whole idea that Dumbledore thought all the evidence pointed towards Sirius' guilt. Dumbledore knew that Sirius was the Potter's secret keeper, and did not know about the switch.

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Why is Sirius Black Harry's godfather?

He remained the best of friends with James and attended James's wedding to Lily Evans as best man. When their son Harry was born, James and Lily named Sirius godfather, thus designating him as Harry's guardian in the event of their deaths.

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Why did Sirius lose to Bellatrix?

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In the book, she hits him with a curse, causing him to stumble into the Veil, which proves that she bested him in combat.

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Why was Dudley so affected by the Dementors?

When Dementors attacked, they often caused victims to relive their worst memories. Even though Dudley was unable to acknowledge their presence, the creatures were able to manipulate his mind.

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Why does chocolate help with Dementors?

Behind the scenes. It is possible that chocolate is used to ward off the effects following meeting a Dementor as it has chemicals inside it that stimulate the release of endorphins, which are chemicals produced by the body to combat stress and pain; often leading to feeling of increased happiness.

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Did Dumbledore know Sirius Black was innocent?

Did Dumbledore know that Sirius Black was framed? No, as far as he knew Sirius was the traitor, and Peter had died a hero trying to apprehend him. And Sirius felt so guilty about the fact that he had suggested Peter as Secret Keeper that he didn't deny his guilt, and laughed hysterically when he was arrested.

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Who was Sirius Black's lover?

Later on in life Marlene becomes the wife to Pure-Blood Wizard Sirius Black and the mother to their children Half-Bloods Aries, and Artemis Black. She is the sister-in-law to Pure-Blood Wizard Regulus Black, Muggle-born witch Vivienne Price and aunt to Half-Blood Renee Black.

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Why were the Dementors obsessed with Harry?

Therefore, until he comes back to life at the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry possesses not one soul, but one and one-eighth, rendering him all the more alluring to the dementors.

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Did Sirius actually love Harry?

There is no doubt that Sirius loves Harry and is fiercely protective of him, but he does let his more immature impulses take over sometimes. In The Order of the Phoenix, Sirius wants to visit his godson in Hogsmeade while disguised in his Animagus form.

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Why did Dumbledore hate Dementors?

Albus Dumbledore was one who had long disapproved of the use of Dementors as guards, not only because of the inhumane treatment of the prisoners in their power, but because he foresaw the possible shift in loyalties of such Dark creatures.

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Who created the Dementors?

Ekrizdis is a minor yet pivotal antagonist in the Harry Potter universe. He was an immensely evil wizard who lived in the 15th century in medieval Britain, it is believed he was either the creator of the Dementors or that his insane experiments and torture caused the Dementors to first manifest.

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Did Voldemort respect Snape?

Voldemort Never Figured Out Snape Was A Spy

He openly despised some of his Death Eaters, even the loyal ones like Luscious Malfoy. However, there were a select few that had his trust, and whom he treated with respect. This included Bellatrix Lestrange and Severus Snape.

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