[HPforGrownups] Scabber's first appearance

[Calypso8604 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 30657

In a message dated 12/3/2001 1:54:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
dsslouisville at yahoo.com writes:


> however, given that he is actually Peter Pettigrew, 
> nothing if not a lackey to Lord Voldemort, I find it strange that he 
> would attack the son of one of Voldemorts death eaters.                     
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> Any thoughts on his motivation, or is this not even worthy of mention?


I think it may either one of two possible reasons.

IIRC, Voldemort describes Peter as a faithful servant. Peter may have been 
thinking along the lines of Barty Jr. in thinking that he was faithful to his 
master and above the rest of the Death Eaters. This is probably unlikely 
though, as I think Peter is saner that Barty Jr was and he doesn't seem to be 
a willing servant.

The more likely reason is that Peter was a rat and therefore had a rat brain. 
He wouldn't have known Draco before Voldemort fell because Draco was a baby 
then and Peter hadn't shown his true colors. As a rat in PS/SS the name 
Malfoy would mean nothing to him as his rat brain wouldn't have been able to 
recall much about it.


Calypso 


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