Peter

[Doreen Rich]

No: HPFGUIDX 19038

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., captain_debrowe at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., aasta2000 at y... wrote:
> > Why didn't Sirius or Lupin stun Peter in PoA when they were 
taking 
> > him up to the castle? They knew he would run off, given the 
chance. 
> > Is it an honor issue? "Don't knock out someone who is defenseless 
> and 
> > already under control" or something like that?
> > 
> >      --Aasta


I think they underestimated the weak, sneaky, little scum. My ex was 
a policeman and he said the small wirey guys were always harder to 
get under control than the big burly guys. 

Lupin & Sirius probably thought they could overpower him if he 
attempted any escapes. They probably also thought that Pettigrew was 
properly subdued. They also might not have been thinking as clearly 
as they should have been. They had just had an emotional experience 
and were under some stress.

Doreen, who thinks *any* answer is better than, "So that JKR could 
use him in the next book..."