POA: Scabbers / Pettigrew & the Weasleys

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 98364

Beth wrote:
>>I also think, no matter how creepy it would be to have Pettigrew
creeping around the vicinity of the Burrow as himself and not
Scabbers, how strange it is that he would /want/ to spend all those
years merely as a rat, undoubtedly being "taught" tricks by the boys
and being used for spell practice when they got bored. Is his fright
of a weakened Voldemort enough to explain this?<<

HunterGreen:
Maybe he was just lazy and enjoyed not having to worry about taking 
care of himself or doing anything besides sleeping and eating. Also, 
it seems like Ron took decent care of him and liked him a lot (and 
isn't that what Peter wanted, to be accepted?). I don't think  he 
necessarily *wanted* to spend all those years as a rat, but he didn't 
really have a choice. After he decided to fake his death, he couldn't 
go back. It worked out pretty well for him though, look at his life 
after becoming human, he's pushed around and tortured by VD and has 
to be an underling and all that, much less comfortable than his "rat 
life" (unless he's actually committed to Voldemort and enjoyed 
serving him, which is doubtful).