In defense of DD WAS musings on Dumbledore - Even Lon...

[littleleahstill]

No: HPFGUIDX 158694

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Janette <jnferr at ...> wrote:
>
> Amber:
> Secondly, I believe, in Sirius's defence, that the appointment of 
Pettigrew
> was a last-minute thought, since even if he had the best of 
intentions,
> Pettigrew is certainly weak enough to break under torture
> almost  immediately.
> 
> montims:
> which is why I never understood their changing...  If Sirius 
really was
> prepared to die for his friends, the secret would have died with 
him, and
> the Potters would have remained safely hidden.  Peter, as you say, 
could
> always have been expected to crack.  I had thought the secret was 
maybe
> revealed when the keeper died, and that was the reason, but JKR 
has debunked
> that theory.

Leah:

Unless Sirius carried the wizarding equivalent of a cyanide capsule 
with him, he could not guarantee that he would die before revealing 
the secret.  If he was subjected to Crucio by a man who was also an 
accomplished Leglimens, he could well have revealed the secret 
without even speaking.   I understood the reason that Peter was 
chosen was precisely because of his weakness and insignificance- 
that Voldemort would never dream of going after him, so the question 
of his breaking under torture would never arise.  What is not 
explained is why James and Lily refused the offer of Secret Keeping 
from 'the only one Voldemort ever feared'.

Leah