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Why Wasn’t James Potter the Secret Keeper?
In this short episode of Half Blood Pod, Scott and William tackle what might be their first real Harry Potter plot hole debate:
Why weren’t James or Lily Potter their own Secret Keeper?
If Bill Weasley and Arthur Weasley could act as Secret Keepers for homes they lived in, why would James and Lily trust Peter Pettigrew instead of keeping the secret themselves?
The guys debate whether this is actually a plot hole, a terrible security decision, or something that can be explained by the circumstances of the First Wizarding War.
They also discuss Peter being the ultimate hider, James refusing to…
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