Weird thought about LV & Wormtail

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 95263

> Karen wrote:
> I don't remember of a single time that Wormtail has been called 
Peter since POA. 
 
> Tyler wrote:
> <snip>  Has anyone else noticed that LV addresses all the DEs 
>either by their first or last names?  Pettigrew seems to be the 
>only exception to this rule as Voldemort always refers to him by his 
>nickname.  Could there be some special reason for this or is it just 
>coincidence?
 

Mandy here:
I had noticed that too.  

A couple of weeks ago I proposed the idea that Dark Wizards/Witches 
hate or despised Animagi.  The idea comes from Bellatrix using the 
phrase 'The Animagus Black' instead of just Black or any other name 
or insult. It just seems to contain a certain amount of scorn in it. 
And when you look at just how much the dark purebloods hate any form 
of 'mixing' blood, it seemed logical to me that they would hate any 
witch/wizard who would willing turn themselves in to an animal.  It 
is, after all, tainting ones blood with that of another species. We 
also don't have any dark witch/wizard animagus as far as I know.

LV using 'Wormtail', instead of his birth name, as he dose with all 
the other DE, also seems to me to be disdainful.  It references his 
ability to transform in to a rat. It's insulting and derogatory and 
reminds Peter of his place.

Mandy