Pettigrew's silver hand and Book 7 (Was: My 7 book 7 predictions)

[exodusts]

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> Carol:
> I don't think that her saying that Pettigrew won't kill Lupin 
negates
> the possibility of Pettigrew killing *Greyback*, and I still think
> that it would be an economical use of motifs already introduced to
> kill two birds (the silver hand and the life debt) with one stone. 

Exodusts:
It doesn't entirely, but I interpret the way she framed her reply to 
the supposition as that the silver-kills-werewolf idea itself is not 
happening. That, combined with the fact that it makes no sense for 
her to address this speculation, if it is so close to the truth 
(particularly when her track record is for rejecting only stuff that 
is wide of the mark, and staying silent on things that aren't).


> Carol:
> However, let's say for the sake of argument (discussion) that you're
> right. What do you think is the purpose of Pettigrew's silver hand,
> which has not yet done more than crumble a stick to dust, and which 
is
> brought back to our attention in "Spinner's End," where Pettigrew
> caresses it lovingly (HBP Am. ed. 23)--surely a hint that there's 
more
> to come involving the hand. 

Exodusts:
As you point out, we have hints that it is super-strong. That may 
play a role. We know that Horcruxes need to be destroyed in book 7. 
We also know that (apart from Harry in book 2) doing this causes real 
damage to the destroyer. The fact that DDs hand was ruined might be a 
clue. Let's say PP is at the climactic battle. Horcruxes are flying 
everywhere, Harry & Co trying to destroy them. PP, cowering on the 
sidelines, picks one up. Voldy says: "well done, henchman-cur, bring 
that to me NOW!". PP realises this is his one chance to defy V 
forever. He tries to crush it (he probably wouldn't know any better, 
since he probably wouldn't know it was a Horcrux, just something Very 
Important to V). He squeezes, and, because his hand was made by 
Voldy, it is able to destroy the Horcrux, although probably with a 
nasty side-effect for Peter.