[HPforGrownups] Re: why kill Pettigrew

[Peter Shea]

No: HPFGUIDX 49873


 Maria Kirilenko <maria_kirilenko at yahoo.com> wrote:
<<Actually, I think I'll mention a thought that came into my head a little while ago. The WW seems to me to be a pretty medieval society in some aspects - wizarding duels, for example. The werewolf prejudices also don't seem very progressive. This execution-to-be of Peter also fits the bill. Does anyone agree?>>

I do. Maria touches upon an interesting aspect of the wizarding culture--that, in comparision to the muggle world, it is retrograde in its attitudes. 

I would compare them to a group like the Amish--not only have they chosen to live apart, but they have consciously embraced an ethos that defines them apart from the larger world. The quasi-aristocratic obsession with pure wizard blood may be seen as a manifestation of this. Closer to Maria's original point, the medieval cult of friendship and honor may be reflected in the relationship between James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter. Thus the disgrace of Peter Pettigrew's action is felt even more acutely.




Peter the Couch Elf


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