[HPforGrownups] Fidelius swap was Re: The Sorting Hat

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 87524


> Mandy here:
> Only for the brief time at the end of PoA would Sirius really have
> died for James.  Hind sight is alway 20/20.  Before then.  Absolutly
> not, and Sirius knew that about himself. He proved it by turning down
> the job of Secret Keeper.  He knew that under LV pressure he would
> break and give away the Potter secret before he died.
>
K

He didn't *know* anything of the sort - he thought it was a possible.
Honestly he can't win - if he says he would have withstood the torture
everyone accuses him of being arrogant and if he fears he might not he's
insincere. If Sirius wasn't willing to give his life for the Potters he
would have turned the job down flat not agreed to let everyone still think
it was him. Unless you subscribe to ESE!Sirius and think he deliberately
organized the situation then there is no reason to not print an ad in the
Prophet telling everyone he turned down the job so that no one would want to
come after him.

K