Pettigrew the rat (was: Moody/Crouch/Imperio)

[rmatovic at ssk.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 14250

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
>. In PoA, Sirius mentions that not only did his
> knowledge of his innocence help him against the dementors, but that when
> he was in dog form, his emotions were less human, harder for the
> dementors to perceive. So I got the impression that it's a little more
> complicated being an animagus than simply having an animal form--your
> mind works a bit differently.
> 
> Thus, I would have thought spending a length of time in animal form
> would affect your thinking---but here's Pettigrew, twelve years as a rat
> under his belt, effortlessly picking up where he left off as a human.

Although, one could argue that Pettigrew has a lot of rat like 
qualities to begin with.  And the post-twelve-years-as-a-rat Pettigrew 
does have a certain ratlike quality -- instinct for self-preservation, 
quick focus on getting out of Dodge when things get hot, servile, 
cowering ... 


Rebecca