Peter vs. Sirius once again

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No: HPFGUIDX 12507

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Meghan <meg at f...> wrote:
> Amanda Lewanski wrote:
> > 
> > Scott wrote:
> > 
> > > Fourthly maybe Sirius HAD killed someone last, and so the PI 
did in
> > > fact show AK as the last curse. It just wasn't the AK that they
> > > THOUGHT it was. (Maybe though this wouldn't work. Do all PI's 
of AK
> > > produce shades???)
> > 
> > I'd argued before that not all spells cast with a wand are 
necessarily
> > going to produce tangible "echoes" during priori incantatem. 
Witness the
> > screams that come from Voldemort's wand; we as readers happen to 
know
> > that was because he'd cast Cruciatis (sp?) on someone, but if you 
had no
> > idea, the priori incantatem would not enlighten you. Perhaps the
> > wizarding world is well acquainted with the limitations, and thus 
does
> > not use it except in situations where they are simply confirming a
> > strong suspicion (i.e., the Dark Mark). With a street full of 
witnesses
> > and the Secret Keeper arrangement known (they thought), perhaps 
priori
> > incantatem was not thought necessary.
> 
> 
> And for some reason I thought you had to have an exact twin core to 
do
> it in the first place? O.o  
> 
> I don't have GoF with me [>_< In storage.  Since November.  Because 
we
> thought we'd have the new house by now.  And you don't know how 
tempted
> I am to simply suck it up and buy a used copy] but I think I 
remember
> something about Dumbles saying something to the effect that a) 
Priori
> Incantatem was a RARE effect, and ONLY occured when two wands were 
made
> with the same cores.  In Voldemort and Harry's case, the feathers 
from
> Fawkes.
> 
> [And we will all pause, and not go there, about how Riddle was 
suited to
> a feather from DUMBLEDORE'S phoenix, and also where the heck he had 
his
> wand while in hiding/without a body. =P]
> 
> meg
> crosseyed with sleepiness
> -- 
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But what about when they test Harry's wand at the World Cup to see 
whether it performed Mordesmorde? No matching wand there. Hmm. this 
is a puzzling topic. You'd think if they could do it then, they could 
always do it. But as for Sirius, was he on the loose for at least 
long enough to do 'lumos'? Even a minute would give him time. The 
solution for criminals of course would be to do another spell 
quickly. Priori incantatum would confirm tha last spell, but it 
couldn't rule out one. If Sirius had performed AK, then they could 
see it if it were last. That's good evidence against him. But PI 
can't tell them he didn't do AK _before_ the last spell. 

Am I making any sense at all?

Heather M.