Did Albus know Sirius was innocent?

They could have learned it at Hogwarts. Dumbledore did know that Sirius was innocent, because he is the one who set up the fidelius charm and the Potters almost chose Sirius, but Sirius thought it would be obvious, so he suggested pettigrew to be the secret keeper.
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When did Dumbledore realize Sirius was innocent?

How did Dumbledore know that Sirius Black was innocent in the Prisoner of Azkaban? He believed Sirius straight away after Sirius told him what happened. He didn't see Peter Pettigrew as proof.
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Did Lupin know Sirius was innocent?

1 Lupin Believed Sirius Was Guilty

He believed this throughout Prisoner of Azkaban, only understanding he was innocent when he saw Peter Pettigrew on the Marauder's Map.
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Why didn't Dumbledore know Sirius was innocent?

Dumbledore didn't know for certain that Sirius was innocent, and for the most part, it didn't matter. Sirius wasn't useful. Also, see Remus - Dumbledore saw no use for him, so didn't help him.
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Did Dumbledore and Snape know Sirius was innocent?

No, Snape probably didn't knew that Sirius was innocent before he was sent to azkaban because while Wormtail spied on Lily and James for a year before their death, it was only at the last moment that Wormtail was made the secret keeper,and at that time, Snape was supposed to spy Dumbledore at Hogwarts.So basically,even ...
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Did Dumbledore know Sirius was the Secret Keeper?

Dumbledore did know that Sirius was innocent, because he is the one who set up the fidelius charm and the Potters almost chose Sirius, but Sirius thought it would be obvious, so he suggested pettigrew to be the secret keeper.
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Did Dumbledore know Moody was an imposter?

The only time he acted out of Moody's character was when he took Harry out of Dumbledore's sight in the aftermath of Voldemort's return, and Dumbledore immediately noticed it as such and realized he was an imposter, which is how he saved Harry's life (again) at the end of Goblet of Fire.
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Did Dumbledore know the marauders were Animagi?

No, and Lupin explicitly says Dumbledore didn't know.
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Did Dumbledore think Harry opened the Chamber of Secrets?

Yes. Dumbledore suspected that Voldemort was behind the attacks the first time the Chamber was opened, even if he wasn't able to prove anything. "Only the Transfiguration teacher, Dumbledore, seemed to think that Hagrid was innocent.
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Did Dumbledore know about Quirrell?

Dumbledore knew that Quirrell was possessed by Voldemort and purposely set things up for him to reach the Philosopher's Stone. So we know that Dumbledore figured that Lord Voldemort would come back someday. Dumbledore also knew that the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching post was cursed.
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Did Sirius think Remus was a spy?

In Prisoner of Azkaban, when Sirius and Remus reunite, the dialogue between them all but admits that Sirius suspected Remus of being the spy. The reason for this is unclear, but we can assume this was feasible, regardless of Remus and Sirius' relationship for a number of reasons: 1.
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Did Sirius think Harry was James?

During the battle at the Ministry of Magic, Sirius is so caught up in the fight that he calls Harry “James” and praises him for his spellcasting. That heavy-handed line is nowhere to be found in the books, but Sirius still has a tendency to view Harry as an extension of his best friend James.
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Who is the oldest Marauder?

10 Sirius Black is the oldest (We think)

Remus Lupin's birthday is March 10, 1960, which obviously makes him just a hair older than his good friend.
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Did Dumbledore know about the time turner?

Dumbledore already knew about Hermiones' Time Turner. Dumbledore loves Hagrid and we can very easily say that he was against the execution of buckbeak regardless of his feelings for Hagrid anyway.
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Who else knew Sirius Black was innocent?

21 year old (yeah he was young!)
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Why did everyone think Sirius Black betray the Potters?

The answer is that Sirius wanted to deflect attention from the real Secret-Keeper. He probably hoped Voldemort would go after him so he could steer attention away from Pettigrew.
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How did Salazar Slytherin get a basilisk?

Salazar Slytherin's basilisk was born in the chamber, as revealed by Aragog. Slytherin, in his spite of the his fellow founders' acceptance of muggle-borns into the school, left a basilisk deep in the chamber, in hopes that one day his true heir will unleash her to purge all they deem unworthy to study magic.
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Who is the true Heir of Slytherin?

We also meet Tom Riddle, who is, as it turns out, the heir of Slytherin. Present only in spirit, he has all the same been controlling Ginny, and having her act as Slytherin's heir.
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Does Dumbledore know about the basilisk?

Yet, Dumbledore did not hear the basilisk during the events of Chamber of Secrets. This implies that he did not know parseltongue before the Chamber of Secrets, but understood the language by the Half-blood Prince.
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Who are the 7 Animagus in Harry Potter?

There were only seven Animagi registered in the twentieth century, one being Minerva McGonagall and the other six unknown (PA19). However, there were at least four more that went unregistered by the Ministry: James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew and Rita Skeeter.
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Did Lupin tell Dumbledore that Sirius was Animagus?

Why didn't he tell Dumbledore about Sirius having an Animagus form? He's an emotional coward, even though quite physically brave. He didn't want Dumbledore to find out that as a boy he'd broken the school rules, because he didn't want his boss to be angry with him. He explicitly says so.
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Was Lily Potter an Animagus?

James Potter

James's Animagus form was that of a stag, which earned him his nickname, Prongs. Strikingly, Harry's Patronus was a stag and his mother Lily's was a doe, a female deer, showing that the family's characters were in harmony and formed part of the same animal group.
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Why does Barty Crouch Jr tongue?

It was added into the movie because they needed to give foreshadowing to the audience that Barty Crouch Jr was impersonating Mad Eye. In the book, they use other methods of foreshadowing, (eg winky, more development with Barty Crouch Sr, etc).
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Why did Barty Crouch Jr keep Moody alive?

He kept Moody alive under the Imperius Curse to continue harvesting hair for the Polyjuice Potion, and to question him about his personality, behaviour and knowledge, in order to make the act more convincing.
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Did Barty Crouch know Moody was his son?

As for whether he knew "Moody" was his son, it's possible, but not confirmed either way. Barty Crouch Sr. did know some of what had happened. He knew his son was alive and still loyal to the Dark Lord, he knew that Bertha Jorkins was dead, and he knew that the Dark Lord was alive.
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