Was Harry Draco and bathroom/Now Harry and Peter Pettigrew

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 162768

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kelly Whiteman" <BCs at ...> 
wrote:
>
> In reading this thread I noted several people talking about the POA 
> scene where Harry did not want Lupin and Sirius to be murderers and 
> therefore saved PP's life. In those posts, people talk about Harry 
> not caring that PP would be turned over to the Dementors, and the D-
> Kiss being the punishment for murder.
 
> I don't have my copy of POA handy, but my recollection is that 
> being sent to Azkaban is the punishment for murder (as happened to 
> Sirius). The D-Kiss is for those who escape Azkaban (Sirius and 
> Barty Jr.). (I'm not going to get into the issue of why they also 
> went after Harry).
> 
> My point here is that according to canon, Harry logically assumed 
> that PP would have been imprisoned for life, not D-Kissed. So, 
> although I think his concern for Sirius and Lupin not becoming 
> murderers was the motivation, I also think it's significant that he 
> knew he was also saving PP's life.
> 
> BonniDune


zanooda:

I think you are right about Harry's intentions, I even wanted to 
write about it myself in one of my posts yesterday, but forgot. Harry 
means to turn PP to dementors to be taken to Azkaban, not to be 
kissed. 

He mentions it a few times, first he says:"We'll hand him over to the 
dementors... He can go to Azkaban...but don't kill him"(PoA, p.375 US 
hardcover). On the next page he says again:"He can go to Azkaban. If 
anyone deserves that place, he does...". 

Of course, we don't know what would have happened if they turned PP 
to the dementors, but Harry's intention was clearly to spare his 
life, or at least to let the authorities  decide his fate. Besides, 
why would PP thank Harry so fervently if he thinks he'll get kissed? 
He thanks Harry for saving his life.