The Animagi Black Was:Do Dobby & Lucius know the prophecy?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 120685


Sen wrote:
> 
> I think once Pettigrew finally decided to head over to the DE camp, 
> he spilled his guts about what he knew. This would be the little 
> rat's moment of glory. Being the center of attention and giving a 
> *lot* of extremely important info to Voldemort himself (if not the 
> DE's as well). Not only did he know to tell about the animagi factor 
> & Lupin being a werewolf, he'd be able to tell about what's going in 
> on in the Order. If there did happen to be a DE eavesdropper during 
> the prophecy moment, he'd be able to tell about the Potters AND the 
> Longbottoms having boys that fit the criteria (I don't know of any 
> other way they would know otherwise). <snip>

Carol responds:
I think you're right that he told Voldy about the two boys who fit the
Prophecy, but I doubt very much if he revealed anything about his own
animagus status unless forced to through Voldy's Legilimency. Clearly
the other DEs didn't know about it or they would have guessed that the
rat didn't die in the duel with Sirius Black. Nor did Snape know that
any of the Marauders were animagi; he apparently didn't believe the
story that Peter was a rat until Sirius transformed in front of him in
GoF. Most likely Voldy let Peter keep his secret because he didn't
want his spy's identity, or his animagus abilities, to be known by the
DEs, whom he didn't trust any more than he trusted his enemies. (I
don't think that Peter himself was a DE in VW1; his Dark Mark in GoF
appears to be a recent acquisition.) Snape tells Black in OoP that
Lucius Malfoy has found out about his ability to transform himself
into a dog. Almost certainly Wormtail has revealed that information to
the Death Eaters, possibly along with his own ability to transform
into a rat and Lupin's secret identity as a werewolf.

What I think Peter revealed to Voldy in his VW1 spy days (along with
information related to the Potters) was the names of the Order
members, which would enable the DEs to "pick them off one by one," as
Lupin puts it in OoP. But agian, I don't think the DEs themselves knew
who he was, and they certainly didn't know that he (or James or
Sirius) was an animagus.

Carol