sirius as animagus - why didn't the deatheaters know pre OOP?

[catherinemckiernan]

No: HPFGUIDX 93822

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laura_clapham2002"
> <laura_clapham2002 at y...> wrote:
> > During my umpteenth rereading of OOP, the following struck me...
> > 
> > In Voldy War 1 we know that Wormtail was passing information to 
Voldy 
> > for a year before his fall. ...edited..  Wouldn't Peter have been 
> > passing this kind of info about the members of the Order? IF not 
why 
> > not?  What does this say about Peter? ...edited...
> > 
> > princess laura
> 
> bboy_mn:
> 
> A good spy NEVER tells ALL, because once you pass on everything you
> know, you have essentially out lived your usefullness. A good spy is
> like a good actor, you always leave them wanting more. Of course,
> that's just a thought.

Now Catherine McK:

A plausible thought, though! Another one is that Peter _did_ tell 
Voldemort, but Voldemort chose not to pass the information on to all 
and sundry. Poss. this coule be for fear of it getting leaked that he 
knew, or it might be that he wants to keep some control himself. Once 
LV is gone and as Lupin says the DEs are unhappy that Peter's actions 
contributed to his downhfall, Peter is not at all anxious to tell the 
secret that is keeping his life safe, albeit rat-shaped.

CAtherine McK