The Rat at GH

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 115873


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich
<mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> --- Lynx412 at A... wrote:
> 
> > I think the answer lies in the photo of the original order.
> > Look at where PP is sitting. BETWEEN James and Lily. Much has been 
> > made of PP's character and motivations, but I think the simplest 
> > has been missed. I think that PP was in love with Lily.  
> > Comments, anyone?
> > 
> > The Other Cheryl
> 
> 
Magda: 
> PP sitting between Lily and James in the Order photo was for me one
> of the creepiest, most skin-crawling moments in OOTP, and helped me
> formulate my theory about Peter Pettigrew.  Namely that there is no
> level of personal abasement so deep that he will not descend to it as
> long as it reinforces his image of being totally devoted to James.
<snip>
> If Peter was trying to send any kind of a message with his seating
> arrangement, it was "look how loyal I am!  look how nothing will
> separate me from my pal, my buddy, my chum!"  If anything, the
> impression would be left that he was actually jealous of Lily.

Annemehr:
Yes, that detail of the photo pricks like a splinter, doesn't it? 
Like Magda, I also thought it was very creepy, and I'm still wondering
why *Harry* doesn't seem to have thought about it beyond merely noticing.

I'm not sure about Pettigrew's feelings for Lily and James
individually; Cheryl and Magda both have very good scenarios.
Pettigrew creeps me out more than he ever did in PoA and GoF, now. I
do believe he was at Godric's Hollow.  I think Voldemort had him
completely debased, so that whatever he had felt for Lily or James, or
Harry, was completely trumped by his desire to save his own skin and
his fear of Voldemort.  I don't think he has any concern at all for
Harry now.

I don't think Pettigrew will be redeemed.  For me to believe it might
require an entire novel in itself to explain the change.  If he is any
help to Harry, I think it will be unwittingly, or else an action based
purely on hatred for his master.

Annemehr
who finally found a character to hate