First war with VD - did James trust Remus?

[lesley]

No: HPFGUIDX 179186

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vivida89" <vivida89 at ...> wrote:

> In PoA we get to know that it was like everyone suspected
> everyone. Remus suspected Sirius and Sirius suspected Remus.
> This is also why Sirius asked James to switch the figure of
> the secret keeper to Peter.

> That James initially agreed with that shows me he saw the need
> why to do this. Meaning he must have distrusted Remus as well -
> which I can not think of, not after DH.

> If James trusted everyone, he must have trusted Remus as well.
> Did he only agree to make Peter the secret keeper because
> Sirius was his best friend and he didn't want to reject him?

> I can see James clearly as a person who would have trusted
> his friends still if it was utterly obvious WHO was the spy.
> I suppose he didn't want to believe that any of his friends
> could have been capable of betraying him.

Lesley

According to POA, Sirius was always James best friend and
although DD had offered to be secret keeper for the Potters
as there was obviously a spy amongst them, James wanted Sirius.

I think Remus and Sirius suspected each other because although
they were friend's, Sirius, (and most of the magical world) was
brought up to believe that werewolves were not to be trusted
and although Sirius didn't have the same beliefs as his family
Remus knew he was brought up in a family where LV was loved and
he had a DE for a brother. I'm not suprised they suspected each
other rather than the real spy, it just didn't occur to either
that LV would ever go to Peter for information. Sirius told
James to change to Peter as secret keeper as he was the weak
link and Sirius assumed LV would go after himself or Remus as
the strongest of the Potter's friend's.

I think James would have trusted any of his friend's with his
life as was proven in POA, he was faithful till the end and
despite it being obvious there was a spy I don't think James
ever believed it was any of them. It would be the same as
Harry suspecting Ron or Hermione, it just wouldn't happen.

Lesley