Did Peter really kill those Muggles?

[anakinbester <anakinbester@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49375

> Pippin wondered:
> > > Unless Sirius has X-ray vision, he couldn't have *seen* the wand
> > > behind Peter's back, so this must be conjecture. Given that 
Peter
> > > is supposedly such a weak wizard, could he have had a
> > > co-conspirator who blew the street apart instead?
> 
> Dicentra jumped in gleefully:
> > Why yes.  It was none other than Cornelius "I was one of the first
> > on the scene" Fudge.  FIE, I say.  FIE!

Melody added: 
 
> It is possible ladies, but Black had time there after the blast and
> after Peter transfigured and "disappeared" to realize what happened
> and while he may not of *seen* the wand, he did probably hear the
> spell noise or even the incantation Peter used.  

I agree with that point. Also, I don't see Black's guess as that much 
of a stretch. If he got there, assumed he and Peter were the only 
wizards about, and a spell blew up the street, which he didn't cast, 
then Peter must have cast it. If Peter had one hand behind his back, 
then I think it's a normal assumption that Peter had hidden his wand 
behind his back. I'm sure Sirius then promptly kicked himself for 
being too angry to wonder why Peter would keep one hand continually 
behind his back. (Among other things, what was that Gandalf says, 
something like "often does anger hurt itself" Poor Sirius) 

>But the reason I
> don't think Fudge helped is because the destruction spread would of
> radiated from behind Peter's back and therefore also in front of
> Black.  That way, it appeared Black did it.

Again, true. I see it brought up, sometimes, how is it Sirius was 
unharmed, yet the 12 muggles died. I always just assumed Sirius was 
standing practically on top of Peter. Maybe even grabbing hold of the 
Peter. That way, as Melody says, he'd be within the safety zone of 
the blast, and also, it would look as though it came from. 

> Now, unless Fudge was behind Black and Black did not hear him, it
> seems the only way a "second gunman" Fudge could of gotten that
> projection without hitting Peter or Black would require him to be
> close enough to be seen by Black.

That, and I'm thinking Fudge, stupid git that he seems to be, his 
utterly lacking a motive. If he's a Death Eater, well why frame 
Sirius? They all wanted Peter dead. If he's not, why help Peter? If 
anything went wrong, it would be political suicide. 
Course *L* Perhaps Peter had something on Fudge and could coerce 
Fudge into helping him. 

That all seems to far planned out. Peter, if he planned the framing 
at all, would have had to plan it quickly. I don't think he had 
planned anything of the sort before Voldemort died, because 
presumably, Voldemort would protect him. 

Then again, framing Sirius for it could have been a second phase of 
the same "kill the Potters" plan, and Peter went ahead with it even 
after Voldemort died as a matter of self preservation. 

*shrugs* I don't know. Having Fudge involved seems truly far-fetched 
to me. As much as I like Peter, (stop looking at me oddly!) I think 
he, and he alone, is responsible for those people's deaths.

Now, of course, I don't think he did it intentionally. I recall in 
PoA, Harry cast a cheering charm on Ron, but because of nerves, the 
charm was too strong and Ron had wait a while. So it seems nerves can 
increase the strength of spell. Well if I had a murderous Sirius in 
my face, I'd be nervous ^^;;

I figured Peter meant to cause a distraction so he could slip away, 
but ended up blowing out the whole street. 

> 
>  Has Fudge show any signs of skill
> so far?

You know, offhand, I don't even recall him using magic to any degree 
^^;;

I suspect he's good. The WW seems to put a lot of emphasis on one's 
magical ability. So if he's Minister of Magic, I'd assume he's good. 
*L* He certainly fits Hermione's description of a powerful wizard. 
Not an ounce of logic in him =P

-Ani
Yes I think I do only respond 
to things about Peter, why? ^^;;