Some Thoughts On Some Stuff, etc.

[Audra1976 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 45896

In a message dated 28/10/2002, foxmoth at qnet.com (Pippin) writes:
> I think, from Snape's reaction to the Marauder's Map, that Snape 
> knew  and had reported to Dumbledore that Voldemort had an 
> agent he called "Wormtail" as he does in the graveyard scene. 
> If  Dumbledore shared this information with James, it could 
> account for James' certainty that one of his close friends was  
>  

I'm not sure what you mean by this information being shared with James.  If 
Snape knew of a DE called "Wormtail" back when he was spying for Dumbledore 
and reported it, that information was never passed on to James.  If it had 
been, James would have known for sure that Pettigrew was the spy, and might 
still be alive.  If Dumbledore was aware of a DE called "Wormtail" he must 
not have known this was Pettigrew's nickname.  However, if Snape recognized 
the name "Wormtail" when the Marauders' Map insulted him in PoA, that could 
have accounted for Snape telling Lupin the parchment was "plainly full of 
Dark Magic." 

I don't think that James knew for certain that one of his close friends was a 
spy, but at the time one had to be suspect of everyone.  Neighbors were 
turned against neighbors.  Friends sold out friends to Voldemort, willingly 
or under duress.  You never knew what side someone was really on.  It appears 
as if James might not have even trusted Dumbledore.  The only person he 
trusted was Sirius, but the problem was that everyone, including Voldemort, 
knew that, which made Sirius a sitting duck as the Secret Keeper.  Hence, the 
Pettigrew switcheroo.  They were taking a chance that Pettigrew could be a 
Voldemort supporter, but they obviously thought it to be a very slim chance.  
They thought wrong.

Audra


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