The Way We Gnaw (filk)

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No: HPFGUIDX 11468

The Way We Gnaw 

(To the tune of The Way We Were)

(The Scene: The Forest outside Hogwarts.  Fleeing in panic is a lone 
rat, who upon closer examination turns out to be SCABBERS , aka PETER 
PETTIGREW, or WORMTAIL, or whatever it is he's calling himself these 
days.  PETTIGREW has just been "outed" by Prof. Lupin, but escaped in 
the form of a rat before he could be placed in custody.  SCABBERS 
pauses to catch his breath, and reflect on his sudden reversal of 
fortune) 

SCABBERS
Mammals always have such teeth and claws
But especially us rodents, that's the way we gnaw

Shattered pictures of the form I left behind 
Never again will Ron's pellets be the thing I gnaw  

Can it be that I betrayed my ev'ry friend? 
Or that I've chosen the wrong side? 
When I have the chance to do it all again, will I be straighter? 
Traitor? 

Obscurity can be wonderful and yet
As the servant of Voldemort, I assume a heavy debt 
Now, fate says "You're up!," so I'm off to Eastern Europe
So Voldemort can stir up – it just the way he awes

..

(exit)

    - CMC