The intended murder of Pettigrew and moral corruption (Was; Vengeance on Sna

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 117001


Magda Grantwich wrote:
> > >if they had killed Peter, Sirius would never have any proof that
he was  innocent. 
> 
Eggplant replied:
> > <snip> without Peter's help Voldemort would never have been able
to rise again and he would have remained an insubstantial specter, a
danger only to rats and snakes in the forests of Albania. This is why
stopping Sirius and Lupin from killing Wormtail was the biggest
mistake in Harry's entire life.
> 
> 
barmaid responded:
> 
> While it is my first inclination to agree that a dead Peter at this 
> point in the story could have *prevented* a Voldy-back-in-a-body
from happening -- this really is a flawed way of thinking.  All a dead 
> Peter in the Shrieking Shack would do is change something about how 
> Voldy gets a body.  Always dangerous to think that if you (or
anyone) had just done one thing different the world would be good and
safe and happy today.  <snip>

Carol adds:
And like it or not, Voldemort *must* acquire a body in order for Harry
to defeat him and fulfill the Prophecy. If LV remained in the
wilderness, "a danger only to rats and snakes" until Harry died a
natural death, the only person who could destroy him would be gone and
he could start from scratch--a new Quirrell, a new body through some
other form of Dark Magic, immortality assured because he would *not*
have Harry's blood in his veins.

But I agree with barmaid; Voldemort would have found a way to come
back, perhaps through Barty Jr. He would not have remained a spirit in
the wilderness for long. And now that he has one, he can be
annihilated forever in Book 7.

Carol