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

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 116569


Becki wrote;
> But Harry did not make the decision to *free* Pettigrew.  He just 
> didn't want Lupin and Black to "become murderers". That is not the 
> same as giving Wormtail any slack. He wasn't falling for Pettigrews 
> feeble attempts at remorse.    He had every intention to see him get 
> justice, by turning him over to the proper authorities.  And by 
> doing that, he also gives Sirius a chance to get cleared.  
> Unfortunately, none of them had the foresight to see that Lupin was
going to change into the werewolf, but that is not Harry's fault.  But
I guess that wouldn't really matter. somehow, someway, Pettigrew was
going to get away,  we have that prophecy to thank for that.

Carol responds:
I agree except for one point. Prophecies *predict* the future; they
don't *determine* it. Somehow the voice that spoke through Trelawney
knew that "the servant" would return to "the master," but how that
would occur was not predetermined. I agree, however, that Harry is not
to blame for Peter Pettigrew's actions, and that had he allowed Black
and Lupin to become murderers, the consequences would have been even
worse (Black given to the Dementors and Lupin sent to Azkaban, not to
mention the emotional trauma of the three children who witnessed the
cold-blooded murder). And Peter Pettigrew would have turned into a rat
and escaped regardless, thanks not to the prophecy but to Lupin's
untimely transformation into a werewolf.

Carol