King_Gluttony

Is there an equivalent race for Chaos? I get that wizards in his home world can use magic, and magical creatures also exist with innate powers and affinities for magic. That said, they are all relatively weak. I'm wondering if there is a straight-up "Chaos Race" with an equivalent power, status, and connection to magic, and subsequently Chaos, as the Gods are to divine power, aka Order?

True. Being in Azkaban is an extenuating circumstance that could easily be attributed to Sirius's wallowing in self-loathing. Even so, Harry has to care about his own life going forward. He can't trust that the person who only got the drive to escape when confronted with the opportunity for revenge will care enough about his well-being when something conflicting arises. Similarly, he can't guarantee that Sirius will have sufficient mental stability after 12 years of dementor exposure.

No. He is right to be distrustful, not just being a 13-year-old. As stated, Sirius could have left any time he wanted, but stayed due to his sense of guilt, self-loathing, or any other number of emotions. At any time, he could have freed himself, gone to a reporter to get his side out there, and only come out when a fair trial is guaranteed, to become Harry's guardian. Similarly, he could have stayed on the run and just used his animagus form to keep an eye on Harry.

Is he a reincarnator, because it feels weird either way? If he is a reincarnator, it is odd that he says he doesn't know Sirius is in Azkaban (especially when Bellatrix uses that as her reason to conceive him). It isn't even worth lying about. If he isn't a reincarnator, it is odd that he knows Voldemort is a half-blood and had a Muggle surname, when Bellatrix wouldn't know, or if she did, wouldn't say anything that might make her lord seem lesser in any way. In addition, you said being the child of a dementor altered his very essence, implying he wasn't always like that. Similarly, I find it hard to believe that even the most intelligent child could have their own beliefs about morality and the rightness of a cause when they only have one source of information, their heavily biased and deranged mother. Of the same vein, the whole premise feels flawed, that Bellatrix, a pure-blood supremacist, would have a child with a dementor.

I really want to know whether the author wrote this before the study's unreliability was revealed, was ignorant of it, or was aware of it but still chose to include it because it fit their narrative.

TFTC

He's thinking, "If you're morally 'flexible' enough to represent the worst of the worst, you would be morally 'flexible' enough to take a bribe."

TFTC

Plus, legally going after Lucius so soon would once again be seen as a demerit to his emancipation case. As Crowley said, it is hard to prove that Lucius knew the nature of the diary or planned the Chamber of Secrets incident. Having a "frivolous" lawsuit like this would only serve to make Harry seem vindictive (it should have been clear that Lucius was against him in the preliminary hearing, so "slandering" him like this could be seen as revenge), a liar (beyond not believing the accusatiom with sufficent evidence, it doesn't look good that he waited until after their public confrontation to accuse Lucius when the incident concluded over a month ago), and irresponsible (trying to "slander" a high standing member of society for raising "reasonable" points is not the hallmark of a well adjusted, responsible person, but rather a child lashing out because they didn't get their way).

TFTC