DD: an appreciation plus Lupin - again.

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Kneasy said:
What makes you think that Sirius was the Secret Keeper at the time?

Jetamors:
You misunderstand me.  I don't think Sirius was the Secret Keeper, 
but I do think Peter might have told him where the Potters were, in 
much the same way that Dumbledore told Harry about 12 Grimmauld 
Place.  I just threw him out as a person who could *possibly* access 
the Potters post-Fidelius Charm and pre-betrayal.

Kneasy:
> And so far as Lupin knows Sirius betrayed the Potters and then 
killed
> Peter - Sirius was never tried or questioned, remember, and there 
was 
> nothing to stop him telling Voldy *before* handing the job over to 
Peter,
> so far as Lupin is concerned.

Jetamors:
That doesn't work out right.  Peter is the Secret Keeper.  You kill 
Peter, the Potters are presumably lost forever.  (A concept I hope to 
someday work into a fanfic, btw.)  If Voldemort knew where the 
Potters were, he still would not be able to access them unless Peter 
told him and/or broke the Fidelius Charm.  If Lupin knew that Peter 
was the Secret Keeper, then he would have to conclude that either 
Peter betrayed the Potters, or Peter and Sirius both betrayed the 
Potters.  Even if Sirius knew where they were, he could not 
communicate that information to the Dark Lord without Peter.

There's an idea, though: if Lupin did know that Peter was the Secret 
Keeper, he may have thought that *both* Peter and Sirius betrayed the 
Potters.  That would explain an awful lot.  And if that's what you 
were going for, then I agree that it's an awesome theory.

Kneasy:
> Who said he ran away?
> Somebody  called DD, Hagrid, etc. Or do you think Voldy did it?

Jetamors:
I never thought about it, to be honest.  OTOH, there's no particular 
reason to believe he was there.  There could've been alarms on the 
house that went off, or James or Lily could have sent up a quick 
flare, or whatever caused the house to fall apart could have been the 
signal, or James and Lily may have had charms put on their bodies 
that would locate their corpses when they were dead.