Peter as Judas? (was: Christians in HP - in a purely historical way)

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 128598

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sophierom" <sophierom at y...> 
wrote:
 Could not Peter Pettigrew act as a sort of Judas figure? He's 
already betrayed his friends, a betrayal that led to a sacrfice for 
the greater good (Lily's death).
> 
> For his service, Peter has received his 30 pieces of silver in the
> form of a silver hand. I just wonder when he will attempt to give 
back the blood money, when he'll come to terms with the depth of his
> betrayal.

Tonks:
Good one.  Never thought of the silver hand in that way before. 
Could very well be that he is the Judas.  I have imagined it to be 
Ron at a later date.  But I do like your idea. Perhaps Peter meant 
his telling LV where the Potters were in the same way that Judas did 
with Jesus. That is, Judas was a Zealot (a political group 
advocating a violent takeover) and he thought that if he told where 
Jesus was it would force Jesus' hand to bring about the revolution.  
Judas did not understand that this was not the plan.  Judas never 
understood that it would not be a bloody war. When he realized how 
mistaken he was and what he had done he was overcome with remorse, 
after he got the 30 pieces of silver he went and gave it back to 
them. And then he went out and hung himself.  So it would fit more 
than I realized before.  Perhaps that is what Peter did.  If that is 
the case then I will have to change my prediction about Ron.  
Instead of Ron being Judas, Ron is Peter. This fits better too.  So 
Ron will deny Harry, perhaps 3 times. Ron will be captured or 
somehow encounter LV or the DE and they will say.. "you were with 
him (Harry)" and Ron will deny it to save himself.

Tonks_op