Snape mentioning Peter

[blpurdom]

No: HPFGUIDX 34410

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ck32976" <ck32976 at y...> wrote:
> 
> > Also, Snape 
> > doesn't ever (IIRC) say anything negative about Pettigrew. At 
> > first I was thinking that was because he's dead, but death 
> > doesn't seem to have gotten James off of the hook.  
> 
> As far as I can remember, Snape never says anything much about
> Pettigrew at all, good or bad.  I suspect he doesn't consider him
> worth mentioning.  Pete was (in Snape's view, if not necessarily in
> reality) just a marginal hanger-on with the *real* Marauders, and
> therefore beneath Snape's notice.
 
This gave me a "hmmm" moment.  Snape's attitude toward Pettigrew 
could mean a couple of different things.

Possibility #1:  This would imply that none of the Death Eaters knew 
anything about the identity of the real Secret Keeper, including 
Snape, who was supposed to be spying for Dumbledore BEFORE 
Voldemort's fall.  This doesn't speak very well of his spying 
abilities, unfortunately.  (I had high hopes for his being a really 
great and clever spy, too.)

Possibility #2: If Snape DOES know of Pettigrew's part in Lily's and 
James' deaths (although I think he's a very good actor if he knew) 
it might be because he's really still loyal to Voldemort and was 
then as well (functioning as a double-agent).  This speaks better of 
his abilities as a spy, but not very well of his character.  Since 
this would also mean Dumbledore being wrong about Snape and Ron 
being right, this seems highly unlikely.

Peter didn't seem to have anything to do with the "prank" that 
Sirius pulled on Snape that almost cost him his life.  Perhaps what 
we really need to wonder about is what Pettigrew's attitude toward 
Snape is.  Snape was targeted by Sirius, and Snape almost died 
because of it.  However, he was NOTICED by the other Marauders, 
which is more than you could say for Peter much of the time, from 
what we know.  Perhaps the "prank" putting Snape in the spotlight, 
as it were, was the impetus for Peter deciding that he wanted to be 
more Slytherin-like (even more Snape-like) and when he eventually 
joined the DEs, perhaps it was in emulation of Snape!

--Barb
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