Fidelius curse/What went on in Godric's Hollow ?

[a_reader2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 78142

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> wrote:
> 
> a_reader2003 wrote:
> 
> <<<What I cannot understand is why Peter returned the next day to 
> face Sirius. (snip)
> 
> KathyK:
> My understanding is that Peter wanted to make sure the deaths of 
> James and Lily got pinned on Sirius.  (snip)> By faking his own 
death, Pettigrew also got away from angry Death 
> Eaters looking for the man who led Voldemort to his destruction.  
> This way, none of them would have any reason to look for him.  If 
> Pettigrew just ran, he'd always be looking over his shoulder.
> 
> And while he could have hid out as a rat from the DE's (assuming 
they 
> didn't know of his illegal animagus status), he could never hide 
from 
> a free and vengeful Sirius.
> 
> Faking his death and pinning it on Sirius are completely within 
> Pettigrew's weak and fearful character, IMO.  
> 
> Just some speculation,
> 
> KathyK

CW:

Hmmm.. I suppose so, but what bothers me is the stupendous risk 
involved. If Peter got his timing wrong by a millisecond, Sirius 
would have killed him, and Peter by all accounts had no reputation 
for duelling. Also, he was still condemming himself to live as a rat 
indefinitely by this plan....