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Why NOT make DD Secret-keeper?, Was it stubborness, or...
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post Jun 20 2007, 04:25 PM
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McGonagall tells Rosmerta (PoA, pg. 205, US version): "James Potter told Dumbledore that Black would rather die than tell where they were, that Black was planning on going into hiding himself... and yet, Dumbledore was worried. I remember him offereing to be the Potters' Secret-Keeper himself."

Siruis persuades James to switch the Secret-Keeper to Pettigrew, instead of the most powerful wizard of the age. WHY?

Option #1: Stubborness - they stubbornly wished only to keep the Secret-Keeper position within the Maruaders, and wished to show Dumbledore by not letting him know the real Secret-Keeper (DD testified that Sirius WAS the SK). The Maurders were stubborn, yet why not tell DUMBLEDORE that you switched Secret-Keepers?

Option #2: James, Lily, and/or Mauraders had some kind of mistrust of Dumbledore or disagreement. If so, what is this? Did they think he was paranoid? Were they afraid DD would tell someone?



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post Jun 20 2007, 04:35 PM
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hhhmmmm the way i remember it, was they wanted dd, but he suggested sirius, then sirius got the potters to pick peter...am i right? ponder.gif


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post Jun 20 2007, 05:00 PM
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Nope - (See quote above) DD offered to be the SK HIMSELF because he was convinced that the Potters's close friend was a spy (Maruader or other close friend).

So, James REJECTED DD as SK. Was going to use Sirius, then switched to Peter at the last moment (this was Siruis's idea to switch to Peter - again, not to switch to DD).


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does is actually say dumbledore was convinced sirius was a spy? i dont have the book infront of me..


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post Jun 20 2007, 07:18 PM
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McGonagall said he suspected someone close to the Potters. After the murders Dumbledore gave evidence that Sirius had been the secret keeper - and by implication the traitor.

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post Jun 20 2007, 07:21 PM
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Perhaps because they knew that they would be putting Dumbledore in even greater danger. perhaps they didn't want to put dumbledore in a situation where he had fallen into voldemorts hands (he was already quite old at this time, I suppose it wouldn't seem unlikely that Dumbledore's reflexes would soon start to fade) and voldemort would torture him until he either died or gave him the information. must not have wanted dumbledore to have even more on his plate.


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James trusted Sirius with his life, that's why he made him SK. I don't think that it was because he didn't trust DD but just because he trusted Sirius more. I think that DD did not trust any of James friends Lupin, Sirius and Peter. ponder.gif


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Perhaps because they knew that they would be putting Dumbledore in even greater danger.

Dumbleodre was the only one Voldemort ever feared. And he offered to be the secret keeper.
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true, but dumbledore was still old and voldemort would be even more motivated to go after him if he knew it would lead him to "the one with the power to vanquish the dark lord."


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He was old, but isn't an old Dumbledore better equipped to deal with Voldemort than anyone? The only wizard Voldie ever feared? Trust Peter Pettigrew over (an albeit old) Dumbledore?

As I see it, trust or not, there is a chance that any of these friends could have been a spy, unless you totally discount DD.

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