As the comments show, Sirius didn’t really have much reason to flee before. All his friends were either dead or they saw him as a murderer and traitor. What motivated him to escape Azkaban was the sudden realization that Harry was in dangerously close contact with someone Sirius knew was a murderer.
Why didn’t Sirius escape Azkaban sooner?
The reason he didn’t escape was because even if he did, he would have been a wanted man and he had nothing to prove his innocence. The only man who could prove his innocence was Peter Pettigrew and Sirius didn’t know where he was until he saw the photo of the Weasley family in the newspaper.
How many years did Sirius Black spend in Azkaban?
Sent to Azkaban for twelve years, Sirius eventually became the only known person to have escaped prison unaided by transforming into his Animagus form of a giant black dog mistaken for a Grim. Sirius revealed Pettigrew’s betrayal to his old friend Remus and his godson.
How old was Sirius Black when he escaped from Azkaban?
He was about 22 when he was sent to Azkaban… It’s easy to forget how young the Marauders were when Voldemort first came to power. 06
Why did Sirius wait so long to leave Azkaban?
As the comments show, Sirius didn’t really have much reason to flee before. All his friends were either dead or they saw him as a murderer and traitor. What motivated him to escape Azkaban was the sudden realization that Harry was in dangerously close contact with someone Sirius knew was a murderer.
Why didn’t Sirius go insane in Azkaban?
Sirius was an animagus. By assuming his canine form, he was less affected by dementors. The dementors are blind, so they couldn’t see this change, and they assumed his more…animal state of mind was the result of his insanity.
Why didn’t Sirius have a trial?
Originally Answered: Why wasn’t Sirius brought to justice? Three reasons: 1: Sirius suffered a temporary nervous breakdown after Pettigrew blew up the street, probably due to stress, so he was deemed unfit to stand trial.
How did Sirius survive Azkaban?
Sirius, an unregistered Animagus, escaped Azkaban’s prison by transforming into his canine form and walking past the dementors, who couldn’t recognize his canine appearance. Though clever, it was twelve years before Sirius used this method of escape.
What year did Sirius Black go to Azkaban?
November 1981 – Sirius Black is sent to Azkaban after apparently betraying the Potters and killing Peter Pettigrew and 12 Muggles.
Why was Sirius black for 12 years?
12 years in Azkaban | fanbase. Sirius Black spent 12 years in Azkaban for a crime he did not commit. Accused of killing Peter Pettigrew and 13 Muggles with a single curse and selling the Potters to the Dark Lord, he called his (not quite sure) faithful servant.
How old was Sirius Black when he escaped from Azkaban?
He was about 22 when he was sent to Azkaban… It’s easy to forget how young the Marauders were when Voldemort first came to power.
Who said I waited 12 years in Azkaban?
Sirius Black: I’ve been waiting! Twelve years of it! In Azkaban!
What year did Sirius Black escape from Azkaban?
In 1993, Sirius Black fled Azkaban after seeing Scabbers in a Daily Prophet article from the magazine that Cornelius Fudge gave him in late July 1993 and recognized him as his traitorous former friend Peter Pettigrew.
At what age did Sirius Black die?
Sirius says in OP6 that he ran away from home when he was about sixteen. Since he was born in 1959, he ran away around 1975. 1
How old was Sirius Black when he ran away from home?
In 1993, Sirius Black fled Azkaban after seeing Scabbers in a Daily Prophet article from the magazine that Cornelius Fudge gave him in late July 1993 and recognized him as his traitorous former friend Peter Pettigrew.