Pettigrew WAS: Harry/Voldemort showdown in 2 years

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 77773

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "T.M. Sommers" <tms2 at m...> 
wrote:
> scoutmom21113 wrote:
> > 
> > Earlier (p363), Sirius told Lupin and HRH that he cornered 
Pettigrew 
> > on the street, where Pettigrew accused Sirius of betraying Lily 
and 
> > James.  "Then, before I could curse him, he blew apart the street 
> > with the wand behind his back".  
> > 
> > Wouldn't he have needed to point his wand for that strong an 
attack, 
> > especially if he was not a strong wizard?  
> 


TMS:
> The wand had to be pointing somewhere; I doubt Pettigrew really 
cared 
> exactly where (that is, he didn't need to aim with precision).  And 
it 
> could be that he blew up the street behind him, not in front of him.

Geoff:
This has always been my interpretation. Plus the fact that PP tries 
(and succeeds) in dropping the blame onto Sirius, it wouldn't be 
quite so easy if he was waving a wand around at the time the event 
happened.