Why did Sirius laugh when he was arrested?

Though most of the details surrounding his arrest were misreported, the fact that Sirius was laughing at the scene of the crime was, indeed, true. It was a humourless laugh. Pettigrew… it turned out that he was a better wizard than they knew. Turned out he was better at hiding secrets than they knew.

Why did Sirius get jailed?

Sirius was imprisoned without a trial for a few crimes none of who he committed. He was accused of being a Death Eater, betraying the Potters, killing twelve Muggles and Peter Pettigrew. He was convicted of the betrayal of James and Lily Potter, the murder of Peter Pettigrew, and 12 muggles with unknown curse.

Did Sirius Black actually killed 12 muggles?

He was then subsequentally burnt out of the family tapestry for daring to be different. Next up: he was imprisoned in Azkaban for over a decade for the murder of 12 Muggles and his former best friend Peter Pettigrew, who actually framed him and faked his own death.

Who killed 13 Muggles?

Peter Pettigrew
These murder victims were a group of twelve Muggles killed by an explosion deliberately caused by Peter Pettigrew on 1 November, 1981.

What spell did Pettigrew use?

She also says that Pettigrew was never quite in their league talent-wise. So, what boggles my mind is that if Pettigrew was a less than average student who lacked talent, how was he able to perform the Killing Curse “Avada Kedavra” so effortlessly when he killed Cedric Diggory.

Why did Sirius Black laugh when Peter killed him?

When Sirius was painted as a villain for most of the third book, the story went that when he tracked down Peter and “killed” him in an explosion, he was laughing when the Ministry found him. It’s taken as a sign of his insanity and his evil.

Why do people take Sirius Black Laughing as a sign of insanity?

It’s taken as a sign of his insanity and his evil. Fans mostly assumed when Sirius was proven innocent that this story was wildly exaggerated and, as Peter had just escaped, he couldn’t have been laughing.

How did Sirius Black react to the death of his friend?

Unhinged by the death of his best friend, along with the knowledge that he’d personally recommended the traitorous Secret-Keeper, Sirius snapped and had a hysterical reaction. He’d also made a shocking realisation, as J.K. Rowling confirmed in a 2005 interview: ‘Yes, he laughed. He knew what he’d lost.

How old was Sirius Black when he was thrown in Azkaban?

Since Sirius appears to be in his 40’s or even 50’s by the time the movies roll around, and he was imprisoned 10 years before Harry started Hogwarts, it might seem to some as if he was in his late 30’s when he went through this trauma. But the truth is, Sirius was only 22 years old when he was thrown in Azkaban.