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

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 150028

PJ:
> 
> 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.
> 

Pippin:
The switch wouldn't have protected the secret from Voldemort for
long. If Sirius was captured and subjected to legilimency or
veritaserum, it would be discovered that he  wasn't the secret keeper 
and he could be forced to tell Voldemort who the secret keeper was.

But it might have worked as an attempt to expose the spy. If
Sirius gave the "secret" in written form to the person he suspected,
and  Voldemort attacked on that information, the spy would
be revealed.

Pippin