Good vs. easy, More Peter thoughts (bit long )

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 21973

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., pigwidgeon37 at y... wrote:
 
> About the "right vs. easy" topic:
> Dumbledore, at the end of GoF states that "now the time has come to 
> chose between what is right and what is easy". Do you really think 
> that applies 100% to Peter's decision? was it *easy* to change sides 
> and ally with Voldemort? Peter had to fear every single day that his 
> identity as a spy would be discovered and I'm sure he was very well 
> aware of what would have happened to him in that case.  
> 

"Easy" could mean being in denial about what's happening, like Fudge. 
It could also mean that you will ignore certain things eventhough you 
know it isn't right because you are either apathetic or you are scared 
to stand up against it. 

>From what little we know about the Vodemort years, I get the 
impression that Voldemort was actually winning since the Ministry was 
in chaos and that no one knew who or who wasn't a Death Eater. I think 
Peter probably analyzed the situation and allied himself with the side 
most likely to win. If you think about it he really didn't have much 
to lose: no one on "Our Side" suspected he was a Death Eater. If 
Voldemort fell without the help of Harry, Peter probably wouldn't have 
been implicated since he had highly regarded friends on "Our Side", 
such as the Potters and Dumbledore. Afterall, Snape was essentially 
cleared because he was vouched for by Dumbledore. IF Voldemort won, 
Peter was a Death Eater and spy, therefore would be rewarded under a 
Voldemort reign.

Milz