newbie Speculation about Rita Skeeter

[bess_va at lycos.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 21265

so, what is the consensus (if there is one) about *what* Rita will do? 

When we last see her, she's under Hermione's physical control (glass 
jar with an unbreakable spell), with a forced promise for Rita not to 
publish for a year.  Now Rita was present (as a bug) during at least 
part of the hospital wing scene between 
Dumbledore-Fudge-Harry-Snape-Sirius (we don't know how much she 
heard).  So she may know Sirius is an animagi, she may know Dumbledore 
has been harboring a fugitive, she may know that Mr. Weasley will 
probably be conducting gross insubordination at the Ministry, she may 
know that Snape goes off to do "something", she may know Dumbledore 
believes Voldy is back, she may know Fudge ain't playing and threatens 
Dumbledore.  (what I find incomprehensible is that Hermione doesn't 
tell any adult about this! this woman is dangerous! she ain't nice! 
and isn't a promise made under duress unenforceable morally and 
legally?)

So if she does know all these things, I don't think she's gonna fly to 
Remus's house and say "Hey guys! Guess what! I'm an illegal animagi 
also and I want to join in your war against Voldy".  I don't think 
she's gonna be like Fudge, and pretend this isn't happening. I wonder 
if she'll try to find Voldy...that would be one heck of a scoop 
wouldn't it?  I bet 5 chocolate frogs that she'll at least inform the 
MOM that Dumbledore was harboring Sirius (one way of getting rid of 
Dumbledore), and that Sirius can now be found at the residence of one 
Remus Lupin.