Sirius vs Peter

[Estama02 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 59570

In a message dated 6/7/03 9:24:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com writes:

> Katarzyna wrote:
> >"If it is possible (and easy!) to discover the last spell the wand 
> >performed, why isn't this procedure widely applied - also in 
> Black's 
> >case?"
> 

That same question was bothering me because it seems like such an easy thing 
to do. 

gamer 5255" wrote:

My theory is, he SWITCHED 
BLACK'S WAND WITH HIS OWN. It's plausible that part of 
Sirius's 'shock' reaction is dropping his wand, right? And he might 
not notice a rat at his feet in that same shock. So, Pettigrew, as 
a 
rat, switches the wands(carrying them in his teeth) so the wand 
that 
performed the 'explosion' spell is at Sirius's feet, and 
the 'innocent' wand is near Peter's robes. 

Now, a call to Ollivander's would have resolved the issue. But 
Sirius 
tells us his imprisionment was due to very hurried procedures(i.e, 
no 
trial). Would it be so VERY remarkable if they skimped on the 
investigation? So, a quick PI shows the circumstancial guilt, and 
in 
the current state of the country, Crouch's Dark Wizard-catching 
mania 
and the Secret Keeper evidence, Sirius is just presumed guilty 
without a trial, and in the state of things, it slipped. Idea, no?


It seems like a very likely thing that the wands could have been switched. At 
the time of this event Voldemort was gaining more and more power and everyone 
was extremely frightened, which could lead to why there was no trial. The 
Muggles saw Sirius, he was laughing, and he was the Potter's Secret Keeper. Peter 
hadn't been known to be a wizard with extraordinary talents, but Sirius was 
known to be clever. No one suspected Peter and I think that people wanted to 
see something behind bars. This doesn't stop the fact that had they checked the 
wands for the last spell cast, Sirius might have been free.

Another thing that was bothering me is why no one examined the finger left 
over by Peter. Someone biting their finger off versus someone (allegedly Sirius 
in this case) killing the other person leaving only a finger would leave 
different marks on the finger. Had the finger been closely inspected by whoever in 
the wizard world takes care of these things Sirius's name might have been 
cleared. 

~Carlie


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