Dumbledore & Dursleys-What DD Knew

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 123554


Snow:
Who's choice? 
> Or was it Lily—who chose her son's fate by protecting Harry with her 
> blood that did actually save her son's life. 

Finwitch:

But: Pettigrew chose to sell the Potters to Voldemort. There would
have been no need for all the Dursley-business if he had been a true
friend, as the Fidelius Charm would have protected them.

Voldemort chose to kill James&Lily and attempt on Harry. Of course,
had he not been the murdering lunatic he was, well... no prophecy, no
Dark Lord, no nothing..

James chose to fight to protect his family.

Lily chose to protect Harry, giving her own life instead. 

But don't forget that James & Lily had also chosen for Sirius to be
Harry's guardian if they were to die, so we're up with other choices...

Hagrid who took Harry to Dumbledore instead of giving him to Sirius.

Whole punch of wizards who didn't bother to give poor Sirius a trial,
including Barty Crouch Sr and Cornelius Fudge. (if they had, I believe
Sirius would have insisted upon taking baby Harry, after all that
secret-keeper-switch-thing became cleared).

I just wonder - would Sirius following Hagrid instead of going after
the rat changed anything? Particularly as Dumbldedore believed Sirius
to have betrayed the Potters? Would he have listened then - as he
didn't before or after Fudge & co sent him to Azkaban, not until
Sirius broke out (and giving Harry an example via TV!)...

But all in all, I think I'm placing the blame on Voldemort.

Finwitch