OOP: Who can blame Peter Pettigrew?

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 65769

Varana: 

 No excuse for what he did, but when you witness that sort of 
> treatment from your friends, you learn to be ruthless and never to 
> show mercy.

  > I'd say James was the one who drove Peter to join what Peter must 
> have seen as the stronger side, the side that could offer better 
> protection. Becase James showed Peter how supposedly good people 
> treat the weaker.
> 


So, after earlier writing the token "no excuse for what he did" you 
proceed to make nothing BUT excuses for Peter. James drove him to the 
dark side.

People ultimately have responsibility for their own lives and 
ultimately make the choices that shape those lives -- something Snape 
could stand to learn as well. 

But, let's carry the "lessons" James taught Peter to their full 
extent. Was Peter just not paying attention when James saved Snape? 
When he changed enough to change Lily's mind? When James became Head 
Boy? When they were fighting dark wizards in the Order together?

Pettigrew is scum. Even if someone wanted to make the argument that 
James somehow had it coming, what the hell did Lily do? And how about 
Cedric Diggory? 

And Pettigrew CHOSE to be scum, by the way.

Darrin
-- I love the 80s Moment: "Smurf people on this side, Strawberry 
Shortcake people on that side. And you Care Bears jerks on the 
sidewalk."