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

[Susan Miller]

No: HPFGUIDX 91760

Carol wrote:
I still think he cast the
> spell to fake his death and frame Sirius, then transformed into a 
rat
> (somehow managing to leave a bloody cloak behind as well). It always
> seemed to me just a little too neat that he could blow up the 
Muggles
> *and* leave a finger behind. Thanks for giving me a new perspective.
> 

Constance Vigilance (me):

Actually, I've been wondering about that. If he blew up a gaggle of 
muggles, I presume there is human carnage all about. It must have 
been pretty messy to have it be acceptable that PP would be 
completely missing other than one recovered digit. There must have 
been bits of 12 people there.

How would they have been able to identify a finger as one Peter 
Pettigrew? Did they have his DNA or fingerprints on file? 

Constance Vigilance