[HPforGrownups] Re: Wasted potential in Pettigrew and my overall disappointment with DH

[Laurel Coates]

No: HPFGUIDX 174030

    Julie:
    And I thought this was a great use of Peter's character, and that JKR
made a
    point well. Peter's end was perfect to me. He lived an ignonimous
life--he
    had
    very few redeeming qualities (the barest hint of mercy toward the son of
his
    "friend" James being one of them), and he was a coward (I still don't
know
    how
    he could have been sorted into Gryffindor, unless he simply *wanted* to
be
    there
    and the Sorting Hat bowed to that desire even though Peter had no
apparent
    Gryffindor qualities, which sets up a whole other discussion about the
    sorting
    and the Sorting Hat!). So to me Peter deserved an ignomious death, which
is
    exactly what he got.

Laurel:

I saw Peter's role as entirely different. I think it is likely that Peter
knew what that silver hand was for -- keeping untrustworthy Peter in line --
and it took great courage for him to try to defy it -- and, therefore,
Voldemort -- by protecting Harry and the others in the dungeon. Hopefully by
that act Peter was able to redeem himself.

Laurel


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