Scabber's Attack on Goyle

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 113242

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> wrote:
> I never understood why Scabbers/Wormtail attacked Goyle on the 
> Hogwarts Express the first year.  ...
> 
> However, ..., I think that Wormtail was trying to save his own neck.  
> ...
> 
> Angie


bboyminn:

There is an old saying, 'Don't bite the hand that feeds you'.

In this case, of course, you don't bite the hand that feeds you, but
you do bite the hand that tries to steal food from the hand that feeds
you.
Either that or Peter/Scabbers mistook Goyle's attempt to grab a
chocolate frog as an attempt to grab him (Scabbers).

Personally, I favor Scabber's protecting Ron. Without Ron, Scabbers is
(pardon the French) screwed.

Just a thought, admittedly, a very short thought.

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)