But DID James listen? (was LID!Snape rides again )

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No: HPFGUIDX 150024

PJ wrote:   <SNIP-a-ton>
"WHY would Sirius have suggested someone else as SK? It wasn't to 
save himself since he knew he'd be the first one hunted and tortured 
for the SK information but he also knew the Potter's secret was safe 
with him... As he said, he'd have died before revealing their 
whereabouts. I know it's canon that it was Sirius's idea but it 
makes absolutely no sense for the character we've been given to have 
suggested someone else for the job! It doesn't add up."


CH3ed:
It would make sense if Sirius really isn't as arrogant as Snape 
thinks he is. So that Sirius was quite certain that he could endure 
any torture from LV without spilling out the secret, but at the same 
time he had seen enough to not bet his best friend's family on his 
ability to endure LV's torture. 

Had the bluff worked, LV would have thought Sirius was the SK, and 
came after him, leaving Wormtail home free. Sirius could be tortured 
continuously for any Length of time until he dies without the danger 
of the secret being compromised, because Sirius thought LV wouldn't 
think Wormtail is the SK. The reason it didn't work was because 
Wormtail was the traitor and that nobody on the good guys' side had 
expected that. 

What I'm wondering is what was the minor fall out between Lupin and 
Sirius before the SK has been decided on that made them suspicious 
of each other. And could that have been set up by Wormtail precisely 
to give himself a better chance at getting the SK job. 

CH3ed :O)