Wormtail and the Map (WAS The Map and the War)

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No: HPFGUIDX 102780

Haggridd wrote:

After the events of PoA, the DEs have received all the information 
about the Marauders from Wormtail. Of course they now know about 
Sirius as an unregistered animagus.

Then Meri wrote:

And they'll probably know all about the Map and the secret passage 
ways into the school, which could help LV plan an assault on 
Hogwarts. Could the info in the Marauder's Map be the info that LV 
didn't have which prevented him from attacking the school in the 
first war?

Now Yolande writes:

I would say no since Peter Pettigrew worked for LV in the first war 
as well. Perhaps Peter just didn't get around to sharing that 
information before Godric's Hollow. But if attacking Hogwarts was a 
priority, I think he would have told LV. Although that would mean 
the DE's have known this information (Sirius an animagus, secret 
passages, etc.) for years... What do others think?

Bookworm:

I have wondered for a while now just how much Wormtail supported 
Voldemort during the first war.  From his comment in the Shrieking 
Shack, I have thought that he joined Voldemort out of fear – he 
wanted to get on Voldemort's "good" side in case
Voldemort won, but didn't really want to hurt his friends, so
tried to give away as little information as possible.

<<Peter: He was getting stronger, what could I do?
Sirius: You could have died for you friends like the rest of us.>> 
(Paraphrased from POA)

I can just see him panicking when Sirius suggested making him the 
Secret Keeper – now he would have information that he
couldn't hide from Voldemort (not with V's legilimency) but
would hurt his friends.  After Godric's Hollow, he had both
Sirius and the DE's looking for him so he *had* to disappear. 
When he was `outed' as Scabbers, he would have had no where
else to go but to Voldemort.

>From Malfoy's comment about `dogging' their steps, it is
apparent that the DE's know about the Marauders being anamagi, 
although that is irrelevant now that Sirius and James are dead.  Do 
they know about the map?  Would it have come up in conversation?  
IIRC, all the passages except the one through Honeydukes are 
blocked – Peter wouldn't necessarily know that.  And one of
the main benefits of the map is seeing where others are.  Without 
the map in the possession of whoever is trying to get in, they 
wouldn't know who to avoid.  Now, if the map disappears or is
stolen in the next book ... watch out.

Ravenclaw Bookworm