Pettigrew Is Much Like Gollum

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Re: Pettigrew's indebtedness to Harry

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Darlene" <Dar20 at a...> wrote:
> All this talk of the Shrieking Shack had me remembering something.  
> Dumbledore tells Harry in the end of PoA that Pettigrew will be 
> indebted to him, because he saved his life.  {Remember, Harry is 
> concerned about Trelawny's prediction, and is worried he has helped 
> Voldemort (which proves to be a founded concern) return to power? } 

Well, Harry spared Pettigrew's life, and Dumbledore hinted that 
Pettigrew would ultimately repay Harry in some way.

Pettigrew's role reminded me of Gollum in the Lord of the Rings, the 
little creature who had been twisted by the One ring for but in the 
end (unwillingly and unwittingly) destroy the ring.  Bilbo spared 
Gollum's life in The Hobbit, and Gandalf predicted that Gollum would 
ultimately play a part in helping Frodo (Bilbo's nephew and 
successor) fulfilling his quest.