The Sorting Hat

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 87562

Kneasy wrote: 
> <snip>Sirius is a pretty ordinary wizard; true he has mastered the
Animagus spell,
> but taking Peter as a guide, all that needs is practice not power.
There is no
> evidence that he practiced guarding against an Unspeakable or a
Legilimens
> or that he had the power to achieve resistance successfully. 
> <snip>


I'm not sure how I feel about Sirius's pre-Azkaban powers, but I think
you're underestimating Peter's. He blew off his own finger and killed
thirteen Muggles with some sort of spell (couldn't have been an AK)
and he AK'd poor Cedric, which indicates that he's a pretty powerful
wizard. I'm not suggesting that he'd have had the strength of will to
resist Voldemort if he'd chosen to keep rather than voluntarily reveal
the secret of the Potters' whereabouts, but strength of will is a
character trait, not an indication of power as a wizard (unless we
throw occlumency into the mixture). they should have made Snape the
secret keeper!

Carol, who wants a pet snape for Christmas