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[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 87444

Kneasy wrote:

> When Sirius handed over the Secret Keepers job to Peter, he could 
no longer
> divulge that information. But he could tell Voldy who the new 
Secret Keeper was.
> And under Imperio! or Cruciatus! he would, too. 
> So James and Lily were no better off.
> 
> If Sirius' brilliant plan had worked as intended, then five people 
would have
> been killed (Sirius, Peter, James, Lily and Harry) instead of four 
(Sirius, James,
> Lily and Harry). 

Berit replies:

Now you're beng difficult on purpose Kneasy :-) I'd have to agree 
with Kathryn on this one: Sirius plan wasn't that bad: They were in a 
desperate situation, people in the Order died like flies all around 
them. Sirius's brave plan might've bought James and Lily some more 
time. That is, IF Peter hadn't been a traitor. Sure, maybe Sirius 
would have been forced to tell Voldie that Peter was the secret 
keeper under the influence of the imperio curse or veritaserum, but; 
he would have been able to prolong James and Lily's lives, if only 
just for a few hours by making Voldie chase him first... And as we 
all know, a few hours might be the difference between life and death 
when you're stalked by a maniac: You might be able to flee the hiding 
place; get help somewhere else, or whatever.

Berit