Trusting characters Re: bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs

[Sharon]

No: HPFGUIDX 118793


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> > Valky:
> > > What I felt I needed to say is that I don't think Sirius so 
much 
> > > *gave up* the chance to die for James, as I recall his plan was 
> to set himself as bait for the DE's to attack.
> >
> 
> azriona: 
> > Chp 10, PoA:
> > 
> > McGonagall:  "James Potter told Dumbledore that Black would die 
> > rather than tell where they were, that Black was planning to go 
> into hiding himself."
> > 
> > I don't remember any quotes about Sirius wanting to act as bait - 
> > besides, he had a full week to do it in after the the Charm was 
> cast, 
> > and he was still safe enough to go running around the countryside 
> > checking on Peter's safety.  Had he been bait, it would have been 
> > pretty stupid to run straight to the real Secret Keeper.
> > 
> 
> Valky:
> I see your point, and unfortunately since I don't have my copy of 
> POA here I can't give you the quote that I have been referring to.
> I recall it being in The Shrieking Shack scene during Sirius 
> monologue explaining how Peter became secret keeper, the line goes 
> something like "I expected that they (The DEs) would come after me, 
> and not a weakling like Peter".


Opened right up to the scene, funnily enough.  Is this the quote you 
mean?  From Chp 19 PoA:

"I thought it was the perfect plan...a bluff...Voldemort would be 
sure to come after me, would never dream they'd use a weak, 
talentless thing like you..."

Yup, I can see how that could be interpreted as Sirius playing the 
decoy.  It's an interesting idea, and one I hadn't thought of before -
 but I'm still curious why Sirius, if he was playing the decoy, went 
to check on Peter that night.  As the decoy, you'd think he'd 
actually stay far away from Peter, particularly if he was worried 
that the DEs could catch him at any time.  Why risk having them catch 
Peter as well, and thus end up with both the decoy *and* the real SK?

--azriona