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I have two questions about the Harry Potter books (will contain spoilers)


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I am a big Harry Potter fan but after re-reading the Harry Potter books 2 questions suddenly dawned on me. Now they may have the most obvious and simple answers but i thought i would share them with you and get some of your thoughts and insight. 


1) 
Wouldn't Snape have known about Pettigrew? 
As Snape was one of Voldemorts most loyal and trusted servants at the time of his reign wouldn't Voldemort have trusted Snape with the information that Pettigrew was an informer? I can't recall correctly but didn't Snape also say in book 6 that the dark lord trusted him with secrets? So if Snape did know Pettigrew was the informer he would know Sirius was innocent and maybe he could have informed others how he was innocent. 



2) 
How did Dobby know about the Chamber of Secrets? 
Okay so we learn his master is Lucius Malfoy and Malfoy was in fact the one to plant the diary on Ginny but after reading the message boards many of you think that Lucius didn't know what the diary did (cause if he did he wouldn't have planted it on Ginny in the first place and protected it) now it could be that he knew that the diary was Tom Riddles memory and not a horcrux but if that was so wouldn't it have made more sense to give it to his son to open to chamber and give him all the glory? i don't know i just thought he planted the diary to get the Weasleys in trouble for having dark goods. 



Thoughts on these questions are much appreciated. Please so arsey comments. 
Thank you.

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No grief here! :smile:

 

1) My understanding with old Voldemort was that he didn't trust anyone completely, and it would have made sense to keep Pettigrew's betrayal quiet. Snape had given him the bits of the prophecy he had overheard and was more concerned with Lily's survival rather than any other matter. If I recall correctly, even Dumbledore hadn't known about  PP's betrayal, and he knew the most about the Death Eaters and Moldy Voldy and their antics!

 

2) Elf lore. They have more understanding of magic, and history etc than they are given credit for - thus Dobby was able to perform acts of magic when required. Lucius couldn't have known that the diary was a Horcrux, nor do I believe he know that it would open the Chamber. I believe that all he thought was that the old Tom Riddle book imbibed with dark magic would cause mischief. Additionally, despite being a DE, Lucius could not be seen to be one by the none DE, and therefore would not necessarily want his son involved.

 

Does that help at all?

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