Peter Pettigrew (was Re: Nel Question # 6. )

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 128027


"Tonks":
> 
> I am beginning to get suspicious about Peter. Why do we never see 
> him with the others? In the pensive scene, he isn't there.

Finwitch:

Oh yes, he was there. He complained about question ten (ways to
identify a werewolf) being difficult and James asked how thick he
could be, hanging out with one every full moon...  When James is
fighting with Severus Snape, Peter was Cheering him; Remus the Prefect
was (pretending to?) reading a book; Sirius more or less made sure SS
didn't get to take advantage when James' attention was on Lily...

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Tonks:

>  I can't put my finger on it, but there is something just not 
> right about the 4 of them together.  Where was the rat during the 
> Prank? 

Now that's the question I've been asking... Was it even something
having to do with Sirius doing one on Snape at all? Sure, Remus seems
to imply it was, (thought it'd be amusing etc...) and Sirius isn't
denying it - but he didn't deny it when Harry directly accused him of
murdering James & Lily either (even when he *wasn't* really guilty).

Yes, it appears that Snape heard from Sirius how to pacify the
Whomping Willow, but-- was it overheard conversation (with PP, Lupin
being in the shack and James in who knows where) or some 'you're so
stupid you don't know...' - taunt.. (I just don't see Sirius doing
that sort-- it's not his style to brag and taunt like that. And even
James was more for hexing, not taunts...)

Tonks:
> And we are never told how he got to the Weasley's.  
> Something is just not adding up. 

Finwitch:

Yes, well... Remember it was Percy bringing the rat in... Possibly
just after getting his Hogwarts letter, asking if he could take it for
a pet... why would Molly say no? It's not like a pet of that sort
costs anything, and the poor dear had lost a finger...

Finwitch