DD and the rat (was:Re: Minerva McGonagall-/Dumbledore)

[Tammy]

No: HPFGUIDX 115705



Pippin:
> We can't say this is a plot device JKR doesn't use. And while 
> there really isn't a whole lot of point to Peter using the Wormtail 
> alias among the Death Eaters, there is a great deal of point to 
> another spy using it. 
> 
> So, even if Peter Pettigrew wasn't spying for a year, it is very 
> possible that "Wormtail" was. It would be this "Wormtail"  who is 
> indeed a coldly competent spy and murderer, whom the DE's in 
> Azkaban blamed for their troubles. I think it's Lupin, because we 
> know he's cool, competent, and  willing to kill in front of three 
> witnesses. Even a lawful execution is not a fit sight for the Trio's 
> eyes according to Hagrid, but Lupin seems to have no qualms 
> about it at all. Very curious, that.
> 

It's an ingenious theory, absolutely beautifully thought out. I only
have one problem that I'd like you to explain to me, and you'll have
me fully convinced.

I got the impression from what Prof. Flitwick says in Chapter 10 of
PoA that the SK had to willingly tell Voldemort the secret. To me,
that means it can't be tortured out of someone, as that's not really
willingly. Also, if you could torture a secret out of someone then it
really would have been more logical that they would go with Black or
Dumbledore, who would be more able to withstand the torture. It would
make the whole charm pointless if the secret can be tortured out of
someone. 

-Tammy (who is sorry if someone else already made this point, I did
look through the old topics but didn't see it)