Voldemort addressing Pettigrew as "Wormtail"

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No: HPFGUIDX 54259

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "stickbook41" <stix4141 at h...> 
wrote:
> Does anyone know why Voldemort addresses Peter Pettigrew 
> as "Wormtail"?  This struck me as odd since "Wormtail" was the 
> nickname his school friends gave him.  

The first thought I had, and I can produce absolutely no canon 
evidence, is that it is a not-so-subtle way for Voldemort to 
constantly remind Peter of his past.  What better way to continuously 
jab Peter with the knowledge of not only how he betrayed his friends, 
but also how those friends will never be of help to him now, than by 
using the same name those friends used to call him?

I've never gotten the impression that Voldemort likes Peter, but 
rather finds him a convenient tool.  And I also think he's convinced 
that Peter would never turn on him because he had no where else to 
go.  Which, in turn, could be evidence of short-sighted thinking on 
V's part.  Peter might not work and connive to betray V, but I 
wouldn't be surprised, should an opportunity eventually come Peter's 
way to bolt to the "good guys", that he might just take it, 
especially if he thinks Voldemort's position is  becoming precarious.

Marianne