What house Peter was sorted into.

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 54964

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Briony Coote" 
<briony_coote at h...> wrote:
> There has been quite a bit of discussion as to which house Peter 
was put
> into.  I find it quite extraordinary that he would be put in 
Gryffindor,
> since only the bravest and most chivalrous go there, and Peter is
> definitely neither.  There is no doubting that Sirius and James are
> brave and chivalrous, so they must have been in Gryffindor, and 
Remus
> said he definitely was in Gryffindor.  If Peter was sorted into
> Slytherin, it is unlikely that he could have become friends with 
Remus
> et., al, considering the track record between Slytherins and
> Gryffindors.  Also, Slytherin is for the most ambitious, and Peter 
does
> not seem to be overtly so.  It was lack of courage, not ambition 
(as far
> as I know) that made Peter turn to Voldemort - so he says, anyway.
> Peter definitely would not have been in Ravenclaw since he is not a
> bright spark.  The only house I can think of is Hufflepuff.  After 
all,
> Peter must have been patient to wait around as a rat for 12 years, 
and
> it would have required patience to learn the Animagus spell with 
his
> more-bright friends.  
>  
> Briony
> 

But the main Hufflepuff traits, according to the Sorting Hat, are 
diligence, loyalty and justice -- not patience.  Pettigrew 
certainnly isn't loyal and just (we don't really have information on 
how diligent he is).  I actually don't think Ravenclaw is ruled out -
- Pettigrew never stuck me as particularly stupid -- but I remain 
conviced that he was a Griffindor.  His problem, it seems to me, is 
not so much lack of courage as lack of moral strength.

Marina
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