Marauder's Map, A History; Wasn't Wormtail Worried?

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 113238

> Eloise wrote:
> Harry told Ron and Hermione about the map when he met them in 
> Honeydukes, the first time he used it, in December. Scabbers 
> didn't disappear until January. 
> 
> Begs the question of where Scabbers was at the time. Does Ron 
> habitually carry him around? Was he there when Harry explained 
> about the map? I don't think Harry uses it again before Scabbers 
> disappears, but it seems a little unlikely that they *never* 
> discussed it at all in the intervening month, especially as it 
> was the holidays and they would have had plenty of opportunity 
> to speak to each other openly without risk of being overheard.


Hannah now: I agree with Eloise, the boys must have discussed that 
map.  They probably were using it too, if they got the chance, just 
think of the opportunities!  Spying on teachers, seeing which boys 
and girls were hanging out together in broom closets... 

I reckon Pettigrew was too worried about Black and Crookshanks at 
the time to think much about the map.  In the face of these more 
obvious and pressing dangers he may not even have realised that he 
was in danger of exposure via the map.  

If he did realise, he probably thought that the trio would never 
notice his name (and they didn't after all).  Maybe he didn't even 
know that as an animagus he'd show up?  I always imagined he'd have 
had a minor part in the making of the map, and that the other 
Marauders would be the ones who got to use it, with Pettigrew trying 
to peer over their shoulders.

Hannah