[HPforGrownups] Re: Why Pettigrew's hand? - Wizards obligations

[Susanna Luhtanen]

No: HPFGUIDX 28810



Susanna Luhtanen
s_luhtanen at hotmail.com



>From: "Wanda Sherratt" <sherratt at mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Why Pettigrew's hand? - Wizards obligations
>Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2001 19:00:22 -0000
>
>I'm wondering about that bond between Harry and Peter now, too. Is
>this just a matter of honour between wizards, or is it stronger than
>that?  If it's the latter, then Peter really betrayed Harry when he
>handed him over to Voldemort in GoF, since that was his chance to
>repay him for saving his life.  Will there be some consequences to
>that?  I'm wondering if something bad happens to a wizard who doesn't
>honour that obligation - perhaps his powers will be forfeited, and
>Voldemort might be weakened because he now shares Peter's nature in
>some way.

Well - I think it'll give /Harry/ some sort of power over Pettigrew. Suppose 
the nasty rat's captured, and to free Sirius from murdering the 15 Muggles 
it takes Pettigrew's testimony under Veritaserum. (Really, how could anyone 
NOT free Sirius after someone else /confesses/ those crimes under 
Veritaserum? Add Harry testifying how much he needs Sirius, and Sirius's own 
testimony...)

However, my guess is that the law requires that the wizard must agree to 
Veritaserum (so that they'd not be forced to break a duty as Secret-Keeper) 
and they won't be breaking any laws now. How'd they possibly get Pettigrew 
to agree?

The life-debt makes it possible for Harry to force Pettigrew to agree, and 
he will, not even himself knowing he's doing it. (Little bit of wandless 
magic again...)


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