The answer to the riddle -- whosawit?

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No: HPFGUIDX 129763


> Valky:

> I my defense Occams Razor doesn't cut the scenario that you posit Mags
> IMHO. To be fair the quote does say literally that James *was
> arrogant* when faced with the notion that Sirius was the spy. 
> The character Snape doesn't like to BS about this situation, if he
> says he directly observed James arrogant about Sirius at the moment of
> his death then why question it? 
> 
> And furthermore the oft quoted "I KNOW! Headmaster" that the Potters
> were indeed betrayed by Black is a giveaway that Snape dealt with
> Godrics Hollow (at least in his own mind) on a more direct level than
> other characters did. This does lend weight to the scenario that I
> have begun to introduce, however I did promise myself I wouldn't
> defend it...

Gerry

Let me give an alternative: Snape, as a spy finds out that someone of
James friends is the spy, and sold them out. Maybe LV tells it at a
meeting or something like that. Snape as a member of the Order 'knows'
or assumes that Sirius is the secret keepter. He does not know this is
not true. When telling Jamers about Sirius being a traitor and having
sold out the location, James is arrogant, because he knows Sirius is
no traitor, cannot have sold out the location because he is not the
secret keeper. He may suspect for himself that Peter is a traitor, but
considering the excellent relations between him and Snape, I can
imagine him not telling this to Snape. If this happens in a small
enough time-frame, say on the same day, it is too late for James and
Lily to do anything and the result is their death. Nobody knowing that
it was Peter who was the traitor. The evidence, however, points to
Sirius. 

Gerry