[HPforGrownups] Re: Voldemort addressing Pettigrew as "Wormtail"

[Becky Walkden]

No: HPFGUIDX 54267


 
 Debbie <debmclain at yahoo.com> wrote: 

Phyllis/"erisedstraeh2002" <erisedstraeh2002 at y...> wrote:
>So Voldemort may be afraid that the DEs will turn on Pettigrew if 
they knew it was Pettigrew, so he's decided to call 
Pettigrew "Wormtail" and let the DEs believe that Pettigrew is still 
dead.


Me:  I can't accept that argument.  The DE's will abide by whatever Voldemart decides concerning the fate of this follower.  And he is also in a position to simply tell them know Peter did NOT betray him.  So protecting Pettigrew from Voldemart's followers has now become a moot point really.  And besides, while he's 14 years older, he still basically looks the same and the wizzarding community isn't so large that some of the DE's MUST know what he looks like.  They would recognize him anyways.  Please note too that Snape who was NOT in their circle and didn't know they were animages (only that one of them was a warewolf) obviously recognized the nicknames on the Mauraders Map.  That's why he specifically asked if perhaps Harry got it straight from the manufacturers. It is possible that the nicknames were indeed well known even if the reasons for them weren't. So in all probability to was known anyways amongst the DE's that Peter Pettigrew and Wormtail were one and the same.  So it's not surprising that Voldmort knew of his nickname.  Heck, it's even possible that once upon a time Peter Pettigrew simply told him.

 But I think his use of it is basically a reflection of his total comtempt for Peter Pettigrew.    Huggs Becky





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