[HPforGrownups] Prank and the (Second) Pensieve Four (no TBAY here)

[Michelle Loeffler]

No: HPFGUIDX 78062

Marina wrote: 

<It's possible, but I have trouble imagining Lily waffling like 
that>

It's still possible if she was completely unsure of what to do.  Yes Lily's outspoken and assertive and that but she's grown up with these boys.  She knows they do stupid things but potential murder? That's hard to wrap one's head around.

She probably thought she'd wait it out a bit, keep an eye on things, not at all positive that what Peter said was happening WAS what was happening.  Especially since it could be an elaborate prank on her.  If you've been burned too many times you tend to stay away from the fire.

<But 
it seems to me that by revealing Remus' secret to an outsider, he 
was running a high risk of making much bigger and nastier waves>

Not if Peter never told about Remus being a werewolf.  I know that would be the easiest way to get Lily to MOVE but that also ties in with her waffling.  He just leaves that part out and explains as best he can that if Sirius pulls off this trick, Snape will be killed (perhaps using the Whomping Willow in exchange for Remus as the killer).

<The one thing that 
argues against it is the bit in OOP where Harry asks if his father 
was a prefect, and Sirius says no.>

Could Sirius still be annoyed at James AND Remus being prefects?  He's not the type to like authority and I'm sure both got a little cautious once they got the "power".   Sirius LOVES to just do what he wants, damned the consequences, and while James appeared to have as well, he had to grow up sometime if just for the sheer fact that Lily looked at him twice.  I think that James started pulling back in the pranks and goofing off and Sirius is still annoyed about that.  So he tells Harry "No," leaving out the bit about James later becoming prefect, hoping Harry won't become one and he'll still have his little buddy.

Saitaina


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