[HPforGrownups] Pettigrews debt to Harry

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 41961



Monica writes:

> this means that Pettigrew is going to save Harry's life, but I wonder
> what will cause him to do this since he did nothing to help Harry when
> they were in the grave yard. Do you think that Voldermort will get rid
> of Pettigrew now that he is powerful again? I think what Dumbldore was
> saying is a foreshadowing to Pettigrew repaying his debt to Harry and
> maybe he will die trying. Anyone else have any thought on this? Maybe
> this has been discussed before but I am new and did not see anything
> else on this.

I think Peter did nothing to help Harry in the graveyard because Voldemort
was there.  There's no way on earth that Peter will stand up against
Voldemort.  If it's ever the two of them (Peter and Harry) he might hesitate
to kill Harry then because Harry spared his life.  I think it will
definitely come up again.   As far as Voldemort getting rid of Pettigrew, I
don't think he would hesitate a second if it aided his cause or he was too
much trouble.  Dumbledore said that Voldemort "shows just as little mercy to
his followers as to his enemies."   In fact, if Voldemort knew that Harry
had spared Peter Pettigrew he would probably just go ahead and kill him
rather than take the chance that Peter would hesitate to kill Harry on his
own.

Richelle