[HPforGrownups] Wormtail and the Map (WAS The Map and the War)

[House Yolande]

No: HPFGUIDX 102839

First Haggridd wrote:

After the events of PoA, the DEs have received all the information about the Marauders from Wormtail. Of course they now know about Sirius as an unregistered animagus.

Then Meri wrote:

And they'll probably know all about the Map and the secret passage ways into the school, which could help LV plan an assault on Hogwarts. Could the info in the Marauder's Map be the info that LV didn't have which prevented him from attacking the school in the 
first war?

Then Yolande wrote:

I would say no since Peter Pettigrew worked for LV in the first war as well. Perhaps Peter just didn't get around to sharing that information before Godric's Hollow. But if attacking Hogwarts was a 
priority, I think he would have told LV. Although that would mean the DE's have known this information (Sirius an animagus, secret passages, etc.) for years... What do others think?

Then Bookworm wrote:

I have wondered for a while now just how much Wormtail supported Voldemort during the first war.  From his comment in the Shrieking Shack, I have thought that he joined Voldemort out of fear – he 
wanted to get on Voldemort's "good" side in case
Voldemort won, but didn't really want to hurt his friends, so tried to give away as little information as possible.

<<Peter: He was getting stronger, what could I do?
Sirius: You could have died for you friends like the rest of us.>> 
(Paraphrased from POA)

I can just see him panicking when Sirius suggested making him the Secret Keeper – now he would have information that he couldn't hide from Voldemort (not with V's legilimency) but would hurt his friends.  After Godric's Hollow, he had both
Sirius and the DE's looking for him so he *had* to disappear.  When he was `outed' as Scabbers, he would have had no where else to go but to Voldemort.

Now Yolande responds:

I think you're right. That explains why LV or the DE's don't seem to have that information or act on it. It's too bad that Sirius and Lupin didn't understand this - they could have given PP an 'out', a reason NOT to go back to LV. Whether sincere or not, that may have convinced Pettigrew that he had another option and thus he may not have tried to escape or even returned with them willingly. 

Do you think Pettigrew will tell LV everything he knows after POA, or do you think he is still reluctant in GOF? If Pettigrew is still reluctant, that opens up a lot of possibilities for him turning on LV at some point. Last summer someone on this list (sorry, I don't remember who) wrote about PP's debt to Harry for Harry saving his life, and PP's repayment of that debt may be a factor in LV's downfall. I think these two together - the debt to Harry and reluctance to follow LV - make a very powerful case for PP turning on LV at some point. Which is very exciting. :) 

Yolande



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