Cedric and Pettigrew (was Re: Faking Sirius' Death?)

[alshainofthenorth]

No: HPFGUIDX 91750

Here are my thoughts on some of your premises. Some of these points 
are as obscure to me as they are to you, so it makes no sense to 
quote them just to say, "I have no clue." 

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:

> 3. So far as we know, Hagrid (sent by DD?) is first on the scene.
> Why Hagrid? Wouldn't an Auror be more logical given that the 
Potters were a 
> known target of Voldy and his DEs?

I (Alshain) think this is about the general climate in the magical 
community at the moment of Voldemort's death and the manner in which 
the Potters were killed. For all Dumbledore knew, a person who was 
almost a brother to James had betrayed him, and to rescue Harry he 
sent someone in whom he had absolute trust (let's save arguing 
whether hagrid is worthy of this trust to another tread, please?)
 
> 4. Sirius arrives. He later states that he went to check up on 
Peter and found
> him gone, so he then went to the Potter house, saw the wreckage and 
their 
> bodies.
> 
> 5. He immediately suspects Peter - *but tells no-one!*
> Come on! Pull the other one, it's got bells on.

Yes, well, he's the prime suspect. Four persons knew he wasn't the 
secret keeper, and two of them were dead. Why would anyone believe 
him long enough to administer Veritaserum, the use of which is 
heavily regulated by the Ministry? As far as they're concerned, they 
have the traitor in their hands. Of course he's going to plead not 
guilty. 

> 6. At the Shrieking Shack Sirius tells us that the DEs in Azkaban 
accept 
> that Peter betrayed the Potters. The DEs also assumed that Peter 
betrayed
> Voldy, but was now presumed to be dead. 
> So how come it was a secret to the rest of the WW? Why would the 
DEs hide
> his role in the affair?

I ask again, would anyone believe them? Most people in the high-
security section probably went mad within weeks. And what would they 
gain by telling? As for the ones who had managed to stay out of 
Azkaban, would they incriminate themselves by confessing that they 
knew anything about Voldemort's plans?

Alshain