Snape and the Prank...some thoughts/Animagus Size/Babysitter Club!Crouch JR.

[sophineclaire]

No: HPFGUIDX 47080

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> wrote:
> For one thing, we do /not/ know how much Sirius really had to do 
with 
> the trick. It is possible that ALL he did was leak information on 
how 
> to get past the Whomping Willow - by accident, confusion etc.
> 
>

Exactly. That's all we know through Canon.

> Still, what if Sirius wasn't playing a trick, but /Peter/ was? 

This is the basis of my Imperious!Sirius theory (Read posts 46592 
and 46980 to see what I'm rambling about * or just look for things 
written by sophineclaire*)

 For Imperious!Sirius to actually work, the whole `Dark mark 
connection has to work. I mean, how did Peter, who is viewed as a 
tag-a-long and a fairly weak wizard become an Animagus (*) unless it 
was through the `assistance' of an older, more powerful DE. 
  Voldemort doesn't expect much of new recruits, especially teenage 
ones, but does try to trap them through this increase in power. Once 
they become dependent on their new abilities, Voldemort demands 
proof of loyalty and threatens to take away many of these new powers 
unless Peter shows this proof. (**)
   The DE's are in desperate need of a potions expert and lucky for 
them, the best one for the job already has an invested interest in 
the Dark Arts. Unfortunately, he's at Hogwarts under the muggle-
loving Dumbledore but he is in Slytherin. We have no proof in canon 
that Sirius knew any of Snape's DE friends aside from knowing their 
names (and only their last names too!), So what would be the point 
to send Rosier, Avery, or LeStrange to place an Imperious curse on 
Sirius when he would either walk away from them at the sight of the, 
be surrounded by fellow Gryffindors, or knock them out before they 
could pull out their wands. But Peter (possibly) shares a room with 
Sirius and has a greater chance of being alone with Sirius long 
enough to do the deed.
   Funny thing is, it's a bit easier to suggest to Sirius under 
Imperious that the prank might be a good laugh since there is 
already a strong rivalry between the two boys ( Both being prefects 
working for the Head Boy position of course
) and Sirius is actually 
trying to figure out whether he is under Imperious, or if it really 
is a good idea
.
Against his better judgement, the prank goes ahead, Snape is drawn 
into the Dark Side, and Pettigrew know is told to lie in wait for 
his next assignment.

*Why do a lot of people think that bigger is better? I see that 
becoming an animagus form such as an Elk or huge dog, though quite 
difficult, requires a merely stretching and reshaping of bones and 
magnification of hair to achieve the animal form. More of a 
distortion of form cause by expansion of the human body's large 
form. To transform into a smaller creature such as a Tabby Cat, Rat, 
or Beetle (or Bee if that is DD's animagus) might require a bit more 
magic to compress and distort the bones and muscles into a structure 
that is many times smaller than a human beings. In fact, beetles 
have a completely different anatomy than animal, let alone humans. 
Therefore, bigger isn't always better and McGonagall has a lot more 
kick to her then JKR lets on.*

**I think back to Barty Crouch Jr. in GOF when I say this. He tells 
Harry that he will prove that he was the most faithful of all the 
DE's. Maybe he never had a chance to prove his worthiness during the 
first reign of Voldemort. A new recruit at 17 or 18, his main task 
at DE meetings/gatherings was to baby-sit all those kids the DE's 
were either kidnapping or having to fulfill some sort of prophecy. 
So, in GOF, Barty finally gets to prove his loyalty in a way that 
doesn't involve changing diapers.**


>> That rat IS a tricky one, managing to fake his own death all too 
> often. Sirius figured it all out, only too late to warn James in 
> time... To warn him what a nasty rat they all had trusted in...
> 
> -- Finwitch


Yes, indeed. Why isn't anyone worried about sneak attacks on the 
castle?. Pettigrew did help create the map and probably remembered 
all or the more hidden secret passages. Might he be the one to lead 
MacNair to the Shrieking Shack in Book 5....


SophineClaire-
Oh dear oh dear...