James's death

[delwyn_march]

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From: delwyn_march
Subject: James's death
Date: 8/18/00 5:39 pm  (ET)

Salut all !

I've been wondering lately about the Marauders and the events surrounding
James and Lily's deaths.

Let me get this right.
1. Peter had been passing info to V for *a year* (BTH, I suppose Sirius
learned about that in Azkaban ?) but nobody noticed anything ? I'm very
surprised, especially since Peter is such a bad actor. How did he manage
to hide this from his closest friends, who'd known him for ten years or
so while so many of V's supporters knew he was one of them ? But he must
have done a good job at it because ...
2. Sirius suggested Peter as Secret-Keeper instead of himself ! Oh,
come on ! Sirius being who he is would *never* have entrusted anyone
else with such a sacred task, at least not without keeping a very close
eye on them !
3. They performed the Fidelius Charm without the help of Dumbledore
!? Great wizards they were indeed, James and Sirius (or maybe even James
alone ?)
4. If the location of James and Lily's house was hidden inside Peter's
head, how come Sirius and Dumbledore knew about it (Sirius came and
Dumbledore sent Hagrid) ? I don't know exactly how this Fidelius Charm
works, but what would have happened if V *had* gone after Sirius as they
supposed he would : since Sirius knew where they were, how would he have
kept it secret ?
5. Remus truly believed Sirius had killed Peter after betraying James
??? Something had gone very wrong in their friendship !

My conclusion is : there's more to it than what they've told us and I'm
not taking it completely until they've explained themselves !

Oh, I forgot :
6. Crouch Jr and Co were judged for murdering the Longbottoms, but
Sirius was sent to Azkaban straight away without a trial. I can't believe
Dumbledore really thought he was the traitor and didn't insist on getting
him a fair trial !

And now please feel free to tell me why I'm wrong ! :)

Doriane