The next Peter Pettigrew

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 72001

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Louise Sanz <louisewsanz at y...> 
wrote:
> I find this discussion somewhat disturbing because by taking two 
general characteristics of two vastly different characters someone 
has been able to summise that Ron is another Peter Pettigrew and 
ultimately has disregarded that it is what makes them different that 
stands them apart.
>  

I agree that they are very different characters in their own right 
and Ron's betrayal and path to betrayal will be radically different 
from that of Pettigrew. Pettigrew's betrayal came from the fact that 
he was weak and craved Voldemort's protection while Ron's betrayal 
will come from his jealousy and neglect from his friends and will be 
a spur of the moment thing. 

> Now Ron on  the otherhand has a very distinctive and boisterous 
personality - will disagree with Harry is need be 

When has he ever disagreed with harry on a major issue such as 
occlumency or the visions. 

>and even though he is characterised as a second fiddle he is very 
much his own person with passion and conviction and if anything he is 
more of a Sirius or Lupin.  

Again I don't think the comparisons in personality works very well 
with the trio/sextet and the mauraders. Ron has bits of Pettigrew, 
James, Sirius and Lupin in him.  It is probably the bits that are 
like Lupin and Sirius that will make him see the error of his ways.

> Perhaps it is, we have not discovered the 'other' Peter yet....

I doubt it. The next pettigrew is probably one of the characters from 
the first book and is probably a fifth year like Harry. I'm pretty 
sure Neville can't be the one since the comparison between him and 
pettigrew just smelled of a red herring so it is either Hermione or 
Ron. Ron being overshadowed by Harry and Hermione and being the owner 
of Scabbers whose previous owner(Percy) betrayed his own family while 
Hermione being JKR's avatar practically makes her irreprochable just 
leaves me with Ron as the traitor.

Finally there is also the fact that instead of showing the strenghts 
of a Ron, Harry and Hermione trio in the DoM JKR instead showed us 
the strengths of a Neville, Hermione and Harry trio which i see as 
certainly suspicious.