Peter and Gollum

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 82751

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Taryn Kimel" <amani at c...> 
wrote:

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Taryn:
> As to the draw of serving Voldmort... Desire for personal power? If 
you're like Peter, the idea of being on the winning side? I mean, 
when Voldemort first held power, it really looked like the good guys 
were losing. It WAS a winning side. 


Geoff:
An interesting bit of canon here to back that up:
"'Professor Lupin?' siad Hermione timidly, 'Can - can I say 
something?'
'Certainly, Hermione,' said Lupin courteously.
'Well - Scabbers - I mean, this - this man - he's been sleeping in 
Harry's dormitory for three years. If he's working for You Know Who, 
how come he never tried to hurt Harry before now?'
'There!' said Pettigrew shrilly, pointing at Hermione with his maimed 
hand. 'Thank you! You see, Remus? I have never hurt a hair of Harry's 
head! Why should I?'
'I'll tell you why,' said Black, 'Because you never did anything for 
anyone unless you could see what was in it for you. Voldemort's been 
in hiding for twelve years, they say he's half-dead. You weren't aout 
to commit a murder right under Albus Dumbledore's nose for a wreck of 
a wizard who'd lost all his power were you? You'd want to be quite 
sure he was the biggest bully in the playground before you went back 
to him, wouldn't you?.......'"
(POA p. 271 UK edition)