Scabbers The Hero

[smitster]

No: HPFGUIDX 5735

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, eggplant88 at h... wrote:
> In the first book, Scabbers AKA Peter Pettigrew AKA Wormtail, 
> heroically defends Ron and Harry by biting Goyle on the finger. In 
> light of what we learn about this particular rat in later books 
this 
> act of nobility seems somewhat out of character. Why did he do it?

Perhaps one of the following:
1. Harry is Voldemort's kill.
2. Peter detests unloyal death eaters as much as Barty Crouch.  But 
Peter carrys his hatrid also to their family members.
3. Peter is a wimp and it is in his best interest to protect (and 
therefore be protected by) Ron and Harry.
4. Everyone, save perhaps Voldemort, believes Peter to be dead.  
Peter doesn't know about Voldemort's condition.  Peter therefore has 
no loyality towards Voldemort.  Thus, Peter doesn't feel the need to 
have hatrid towards Harry and/or Ron.
5. Peter hates Goyle.

That's all I could come up with.

Paul