“I think the only reason I never lost my mind is that I knew I was innocent. However, the knowledge that Pettigrew posed a threat to Harry provided him not only with a motivation which he didn't have before but greater mental clarity as well.
That was more than anyone else in Azkaban had so it's possible that if he'd attempted an escape before seeing the photo that he may have managed it. The knowledge that he was innocent helped Black maintain his sanity in Azkaban. (Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort).
And there was Peter, on the front page.on this boy’s shoulder.I knew him at once.how many times had I seen him transform? And the caption said the boy would be going back to Hogwarts.to where Harry was.” “When he came to inspect Azkaban last year, he gave me his paper. “How did you get this?” Lupin asked Black, thunderstruck. It was the photograph of Ron and his family that had appeared in the Daily Prophet the previous summer, and there, on Ron’s shoulder, was Scabbers. “How did you find out where he was?”īlack put one of his clawlike hands inside his robes and took out a crumpled piece of paper, which he smoothed flat and held out to show the others. “You know, Sirius, that’s a fair question,” said Lupin, turning to Black and frowning slightly. Black's motivation was concern, not revenge. The photo of Pettigrew on holiday with the Weasleys was the catalyst for action. What motivated him to escape Azkaban was the sudden realisation that Harry was in dangerously close contact with someone Sirius knew to be a murderer. All his friends were either dead or they believed him to be a killer and a traitor.
He escaped when he realised Harry might be in danger.Īs the comments point out, Sirius didn't really have a reason to escape before.
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