Dammit, Sirius!

[sunnyskywalker]

I was looking over the timeline of October 31/November 1, 1981, and ran into something I don't think we've discussed. Here's the sequence of events:

• Voldemort attacks the Potters in the evening, early enough that trick-or-treaters are still out
  
• Sirius discovers Peter missing and flies to Godric's Hollow to check on the Potters (this may have happened first, depending on how long it takes Sirius to fly to GH)
  
• Hagrid pulls Harry from the "rubble" (of a mostly-intact house) sometime that night, before the Muggle emergency responders arrive (which could have been hours after the attack, depending on how noticeable a hole being blown in the roof of a house at the end of the lane was to the neighbors)
  
• Sirius arrives, asks to take Harry, and gives him his motorcycle when Hagrid refuses
  
• The next day, late enough that the street is "full" of Muggle witnesses (and victims), Sirius confronts Peter

So... what's missing here? Sirius sending a message about Peter's betrayal sometime during the hours between the time he discovered Peter missing and the time they blew up the street together, that's what. Or, you know, telling Hagrid when they met in person.( Read more... )