[HPforGrownups] Re: The Fateful Night (VERY long)

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 42376

Dicentra writes:

>
> As far as being hell-bent on getting Peter, I don't think that was his
> first priority -- Harry was.  When he no longer had Harry to worry
> about, he could go look for Peter.

I'm still confused. What exactly *did* Sirius plan to do with a 15 month old
baby?  Who could he trust to leave him with?  He had to leave Harry
someplace if he'd taken him, because he couldn't wait too long to go after
Peter.  The trail would've gone cold.  Who could have been trusted?  Lupin?
Sirius must've had his doubts about him to begin with.  Dumbledore?  How
would he have gotten him to Dumbledore?  Put him in daycare?  I hardly think
so.  If Sirius was just being concerned for Harry's safety he was sure being
short sighted.  A baby's a big responsibility, especially if you've no one
else to help, and you're going to have to go after a traitor very shortly.

I still think it could've been Snape with a Polyjuice Potion.  After all,
what better way to further prove himself to Dumbledore than to show up with
baby Harry?  And he couldn't be seen around the Potter house as himself, of
course.

Richelle