Did Peter kill Muggles and nicknames

[Melody <Malady579@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49434

Pippin wrote:
> It's hard to apply Newtonian physics to magical problems,

Completely agree.


> but if
> the evidence of the blast pointed to a gas explosion as the
> Muggle investigators believed, then I suppose that what Peter or
> his accomplices did was touch off an explosion in the gas main
> *under* the street.

Eh...I cannot say it is impossible, but we are talking about muggle
logic here.  We know they "don' look properly" and "never notice
nuffink." (PoA, Ch 3)

Muggles would search for a logical answer to what happened.  Telling
the public it was "magic" will cause riots.  When a big explosion
happens that destroys the street and kills 13 people, well it needs
three criteria to calm the curious masses.  Domestic problem not
involving foreign invasion, a situation that could reasonably happen,
and something that just randomly occurs.  Or better yet, blame a guy
that is there so he can take the blame and hatred of the people.

So Pippin, yes, while someone could have been under the street to
cause the explosion to happen at the precise time and happen in the
right way *not* to kill Peter and Sirius, how can you manipulate gas
explosions to do that?

I do like the planted finger idea.  Maybe, Peter dropped it from out
his pocket before he changed and drug it with his mouth to the
sidelines where a muggle officer would find it looking for forensics.
 Well, that would take time, but in the confusion, would anyone notice
a rat with a severed finger in its mouth?  Gee, that is a lovely
picture.  Sorry.


Pippin again:
> I keep wondering how
> Voldemort learned that Peter was called Wormtail. It doesn't
> seem the sort of alias that Peter would choose for himself, now
> does it?

Neither is the nickname Malady.  <grin>

But if it is bestowed with love, as Peter's seems to be by the
marauders, then I bet he found it rather nice.  Possibly the only
nickname he has ever had.  Plus, guys (and girls for that matter)
often give the cruelest or crudest nicknames out of the sheer
contradiction of it.  Like calling a fat guy Tiny.

The name Wormtail reminds Peter of probably the best times of his
life.  You know, the time before he betrayed everyone.  Hmm, so maybe
that nickname does have some pain to it now, but before all that when
he asked Voldemort to call him that, I bet he liked the irony of it.


Melody (given her email nickname by a favorite teacher)