Sirius smells a rat (Was: Wormtail, not Snape, at Godric's Hollow)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 113089

> Carol counterspeculated:
> >Setting aside his presence or absence at Godric's Hollow, my
question is, if Wormtail had disappeared from his own house, as Sirius
states (and I'm not doubting Sirius's word here), how did Sirius know
where to find him after GH (on a street in Muggle London?)? It doesn't
make sense to me. Unless, maybe, Peter's mother lived nearby and
that's where Sirius expected to confront him.
>
Ffred suggested: 
> I wonder if Snuffles had amplified powers to track someone. Sirius
arrives [at GH] to find his worst fears have happened, and decides to
pursue Peter in animagus form.
> 
> It would also explain the comment about not needing the motorbike
when he passed it on to Hagrid.

Carol again:
Oh, very good! I think this is the first time I've asked a question
here and been completely satisfied with the answer. Padfoot would have
known Scabbers's smell, and Peter's, too, so he could track him
whether he transformed or not. It makes a lot more sense than
reckless, hot-headed Sirius somehow figuring out where Pettigrew had
gone. Of course, he'd have to transform himself when Hagrid wasn't
looking and transform back to human form somewhere out of Muggle view
before confronting Peter, but I imagine he's had a lot of practice
with that sort of thing. 

I'm still not sure of the sequence of events (Fudge says he arrived
after Pettigrew had been blown to fragments and Black was laughing; if
Fudge isn't lying then he's assuming, and we don't know whether Sirius
pulled a wand on Peter or not) but at least I can account now for
Sirius knowing where to find Peter.

Thanks, Ffred!

Carol, who notes that Stan Shunpike's version of events doesn't match
Fudge's, but Stan isn't a reliable source, either