Peter's basic nature

[Sydney]

No: HPFGUIDX 144972


> Alla wrote:
>  I won't be surprised that if 
> JKR shows Peter finally acting  courageously, she will show it as 
him 
> indeed making a choice, but a choice  which SHOW WHO HE IS, finally, 
> instead of  choice which was forced by  external circumstances ( 
like 
> threat of torture or something) OR by worse  part of his basic 
> nature - cowardice.
> 

In her round up of Peter's crimes, Juli missed out his biggest, IMO-- 
he single-handedly brought V-mort back from his vapour-state, going 
all the way to Albania at, presumably, no small effort expressly for 
that purpose.  And to this end, cajoled along Bertha Jorkins as a  
snack, who was subsequently tortured to death.  Nobody coerced Peter 
into this-- it was his plan, beginning to end, as a means to secure 
his future power and saftey.  For fiendishness, chilling unconcern for 
human life, blithe deception (of Bertha), overall damage caused, and 
total denial of his own agency and responsibilty (by his revolting 
appearance of distaste at his own handiwork), it's hard to think of a 
more purely vile single act in the series.  The only thing you can say 
for Peter is that he doesn't seem to be enjoying himself, but frankly 
I find this even MORE offputting-- Crouch Jr. at the very least, has a 
bit of brio.  

-- Sydney, who wouldn't be surprised at Peter's having a hand in the 
downfall of Voldemort, but thinks it likelier to be a gollum-type 
accident than a redemption.