[HPforGrownups] Re: Magic Daggers and Gleams of Triumph/ Why Wormtail was made Secret Keeper

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 45409

-K-lo writes:

> If I may say, Im not sure about that magic dagger theory.  Dumbledore
> seemed to have his gleam just after Harry mentioned that it was his blood
> that was used.  Which means that (maybe) some magical property thats in
it,

The gleam actually comes just after Dumbledore learns that Voldemort touched
Harry, but Harry is still alive.  Which means at least the timing supports
the "Elxir of Life experimentation on baby Harry" theory.  If Dumbledore in
fact knew that such experimentation had been done, yet obviously had no way
to know if it worked, he would not have known whether baby Harry survived
because the Elxier experiment worked or if it was Lily's sacrifice that
saved Harry.  But now that Voldemort can physically touch Harry and he is
still alive, it is Dumbledore's first clue that the experiment was a
success, at least partially.

Rita writes:

> Black to Peter " I thought it was the perfect plan ... a bluff ...
Voldemort
> would be sure to come after me, would never dream they'd used a weak,
> talentless thing like you"
> I hope this'll help settling the matter.

Err, no.  It takes more than that to convince me.  We must consider when
this was said, and by whom.  Sirius Black has just spent 12 years in Azkaban
and several months on the run, all thanks to Peter Pettigrew.  He's not
about to say, "You were a  Hufflepuff, what happened to loyalty?"  No, he's
going to insult him the best way he can think of.  Calling him weak and
talentless seems to be a fair insult, though I could've probably done
better. :)  If indeed the *only* reason Sirius thought Peter should be the
secret keeper was because Voldemort wouldn't want him than he, and James
because he believed him, are complete idiots.  Voldemort is the sort who
will use *anyone* and *everyone* he possibly can.  He doesn't care how weak
and talentless they are.  In fact, the weaker and less talented they are,
the easier to get at them.  You can always toss them aside after you're
finished anyway.  Sorry to call Sirius and James idiots, but that's why I
think there was another reason they chose Peter, which would make them not
idiots, but trusting who they thought was supposed to be loyal.

Richelle


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