Character Summary : Peter Pettigrew

[Michelle Apostolides]

No: HPFGUIDX 10200

Age : Indeterminate.  Contemporary of Moony, Padfoot and Prongs AKA
Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and James Potter.

AKA :  Wormtail. Illegal Animagus form is a rat

Appearance : as a child : "...that fat little boy..." Madame Rosmerta
 POA CH 10 P 154 UK Ed. )

As an adult : Short, thin colourless hair ( unkempt ) with a bald patch
on top. " He had the shrunken appearance of a plump man who had lost a
lot of weight in a short time "  ( POA CH 19 p 269 ).

Character : snivelling,  desperate. Definitely not brave. Was part of
the Maurauders as a pupil at Hogwarts. Chosen to be James and Lily's
Secret Keeper as an adult. Currently Servant of Lord Voldemort. One who
prefers the easy option.

Questions for discussion

1 ) Is there any evidence to suggest goodness in this man ?

2 ) Did he turn the way he did because of the way he was viewed as a
wizard ?  McGonagall says " Never quite in their league, talent-wise. I
was often rather sharp with him " POA CH 10 p 154.

3 Pettigrew gives the impression of wanting to befriend people who
threaten him rather than be their enemy. > If this is true, a )  can
anyone suggest why he was trusted enough to be Secret Keeper and b )
What does this say about the behaviour of the other Maurauders as
students ?

Michelle