Dumbledore's Spies

[Shirley]

No: HPFGUIDX 81655

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jakedjensen" <jakejensen at h...> 
wrote:
I guess a central question is, when Sirius and Wormtail 
> switched places, did they have to retell everyone (i.e., DD and the 
> alleged spy network)the secret?  Personally, I don't think so.  
> Sirius could have told DD and all the spies where the Potters were 
> before switching places with Wormtail.  In fact, this seems 
logical, 
> because DD and co all seem to know that Sirius is the secret keeper 
> (which would make sense if he told them the secret).  It would also 
> explain why Sirius gets worried (I've been telling all these 
people, 
> VD may find out that I am the secret keeper and come after me) and 
> passes secret keeping duties to Wormtail.  
> 
<<snip>>
> 
> Jake

Shirley:
Well, that's an interesting take on the secret-keeper that I hadn't 
thought of....  The way that I interpreted it, the Potters were 
considering who to make their secret-keeper, and everyone assumed 
that it would be Sirius, including Sirius.  Then, attempting to fool 
LV and his spies (evidently, they thought that *maybe* Lupin was a 
spy), Sirius suggested that Peter be their secret-keeper, and that's 
what they did (hence, the "switch").  In other words, I thought that 
Peter was the *only* secret-keeper they ever had; that they didn't 
cast the Fidelius Charm until they chose Peter.

Thoughts?
Shirley