Though both Harry and Ron Weasley attempted to stop it, Peter Pettigrew was strangled to death by his own hand. During his time as Scabbers the rat, under theWeasley family's care, Pettigrew was lazy and unmotivated, as all he did was sleep and eat, and only on one occasion did, he bit Goyle's knuckle on his owner's behalf. Scabbers may derive from the word 'scab'. Acromantula (Aragog & Acromantula Colony) | Gregory Goyle | She seemed to be much closer to James's circle of friends by that time, especially when they all joined the Order of the Phoenix. Magical characteristics In the summer of 1997, Pettigrew was staying at Malfoy Manor, the headquarters of the Death Eaters, and acted as jailer for those imprisoned there. For the film versions, see Peter Pettigrew (Warner Bros.). Pierre Pettigrew was a former politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Though he valued his own life more than the lives of his friends, Pettigrew felt guilt for betraying Lily and James, but didn't have the courage to admit his treachery or to turn against Voldemort. In his youth, he latched onto James Potter and Sirius Black, more talented and popular students, idolizing them and living vicariously through their accomplishments, as well joining them in bullying other students, such as Severus Snape, who he would not have been likely to cross without James and Sirius to back him up. Gellert Grindelwald | The surname Pettigrew likely began as a nickname for a short person, from the Old French petit, "small," and cru, "growth." [5] Peter Pettigrew was notable for his short stature, standing only a little taller as a full-grown man than Harry Potter and Hermione Granger did at ages 13 and 14, respectively. Barty Crouch Jr. (Warner Bros.) | Pettigrew did not have to stay in Azkaban for long, however. There, Ron and Pettigrew were dragged to the Shrieking Shack by Sirius, followed immediately by Ron's friends Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. He 'worshipped' the Marauders, and they soon became friends. [1] Wormtail (by the Marauders, Death Eaters, and Lord Voldemort)Scabbers (by the Weasley family and others) John Dawlish | Mrs. Pettigrew (mother)Enid Pettigrew (possibly)Weasley family (while known as Scabbers) more Emily Tyler | Pettigrew defected from theOrder of the Phoenixand betrayed his closest friends to Lord Voldemort when his life was threatened, showing selfishness and disloyalty at the core of his being. Soon, Scabbers began to thin and go bald. Half-blood or pure-blood [1] In 1981, he cut off the index finger of his right hand as part of a ploy to fake his own death, and, fourteen years later, he severed his entire right hand at the request of Lord Voldemort. He was also a member of the Death Eaters, who were dedicated to eliminating, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling,", July 30, 2007 Web Chat with J. K. Rowling, 7 September 2000 Interview with Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2005 Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet Interview: Part 2, Attack on Godric's Hollow (1981) participants, Plot to murder Peter Pettigrew participants. Pettigrew was an opportunist, who allied with the side that seemed strongest and appeared to be winning thus becoming "friends" with James and Sirius in school, and then leading him to become aDeath Eaterwhen the opportunity arose. Because of the huge difference in talent, bravery and popularity, Peter was considered more of a retreat than an equal. Krafft | Species Biographical information [2] [3] [4] Snape casting Expelliarmus with his wand It is possible that living as a rat took a toll on his health and made him appear older than he really was (which is arguably the case in the book as well since he is described as balding in the novels, unusual for thirty-three/thirty four). remuslupin ; peterpettigrew ; maraudersera +13 more #.. Is `` Rock/Stone '' and the husband of Lily Potter However, his identity was exposed bySiriusandRemusin1994, and Pettigrew was arrested. As the time passed, due to misconceptions, many believed that Black drew his wand and killed Pettigrew before the other had a chance of even drawing. (First Class), (c. 1959/1960 - March, 1998), usually referred to as Wormtail or Scabbers was a wizard and the son of Mr and Mrs Pettigrew. Peter first met Lily Evans during the Sorting ceremony at Hogwarts, during which they were both Sorted into Gryffindor house. In the films, contrary to the books (in which a finger from his right hand was cut off), a finger from his left hand was cut off in order to fake his death. If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. Around Easter of 1998, at the height of the Second Wizarding War, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were brought to the Manor by a group of Snatchers led by Fenrir Greyback. Gender Peter spent twelve years living in his Animagus form as the Weasley family's pet rat, Scabbers. Death | In the Bible, Peter is the name of one of Christ's apostles who, on the morning of the crucifixion, denied Christ, although he later repented. Delphini | He was originally one of James Potter's friends alongside Remus Lupin and Sirius Black, but later joined the Death Eaters and betrayed James and his wife Lily to Lord Voldemort out of cowardice. Scabbers (by the Weasley family and others), Tiberius Goshawk (2nd great-grandfather) , Myrtle Goshawk (ne Bulstrode) (2nd great-grandmother) , Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (formerly). In 1993, she and Ron nearly ended their relationship, as Ron was convinced that Crookshanks, her cat, had eaten Scabbers. Relationship information The surviving Muggles who witnessed the event had their memories erased and were given an excuse by the Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee that a gas-leak occurred. 30 August, 1960Forest Hill, London Borough of Lewisham, London, England Male She also stated that Pettigrew was a less than average student and was not capable of fighting with Sirius. The Harry Potter Wiki has 139 images related to, *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Pettigrew managed to escape, leaving Harry unable to prove his godfather, Sirius Black's innocence, however, because of Harry's intervention to save Pettigrew, the latter owed Harry a life debt. In the Bible, Peter is a name of one of Christ's apostles who, on the morning of the crucifixion, denied Christ, although he later repented. Then the children stumbled into the Minister's party, who were arriving by carriage to oversee the execution of Sirius, who was also freed due to Harry and Hermione's time-travelling shenanigans. Pettigrew defected from the Order of the Phoenix and betrayed his closest friends to Lord Voldemort when his life was threatened, showing selfishness and disloyalty at the core of his being. Inferi | Evil-doer It is quite common for characters to look older in the films (Snape, James, Sirius). Mr Pettegrew was positioned in the middle as the city's favorite son, signing posters and speaking with patrons. Pettigrew went into hiding as a rat, hoping to avoidLord Voldemort's other supporters. He's not someone I like at all. The surviving Muggles who witnessed the event had their memories erased and were given an excuse by theMuggle-Worthy Excuse Committeethat a gas-leak occurred. Amycus Carrow | Positioned as he was, he could also bringHarry Potter as a welcome-back gift, so no Death Eater would dare claim him a traitor, but he never took action during his time as Ron's pet, because Voldemort was not strong enough to protect him. Muggle-Born Registration Commission, Gellert Grindelwald's Alliance Pettigrew's Animagus form was a rat, from which his nickname "Wormtail" was derived. Tricking other people so he can stay alive.Complementing and serving Lord Voldemort.Practising the Dark Arts. He subsequently escaped in 1996 when Voldemort orchestrated a mass prison breakout, along with ten other high-security prisoners, which freed him once more. In spite of others claiming that Pettigrew was a "weak, talentless thing", he was at least cunning enough to escape his former friendSiriusafter Voldemort's first defeat, frame him for his crimes, and fake his own death while killing twelve people with one curse, living for years in hisAnimagusform. Pettigrew played an important role in the rebirth of Lord Voldemort; when Harry Potter was delivered to the Little Hangleton graveyard per Voldemort's plot, Pettigrew killed Cedric Diggory on his orders and performed the ritual to restore Voldemort to a physical body, reluctantly sacrificing his hand. Nagini | Indeed, it was in remembering his life debt that Pettigrew hesitated to kill Harry during the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor, in 1998, which resulted in Pettigrew being strangled to death by his own silver hand. Affiliation Pettigrew appeared to respect the Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange and her sister Narcissa Malfoy, as he seemed very happy to see them at Snape's house in 1996, although he might simply have been attempting to flatter them or win their sympathy. Walden Macnair | Cowardly Traitor Vinda Rosier | [5], was a wizard and son of Mr. and Mrs. Pettigrew. Apart from James and Lily, Sirius Black was the only person who knew that Pettigrew had been theirSecret-Keeper. The four friends called themselves the Marauders and designed a map to navigate Hogwarts. Harry Potter Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. After a deliberation of more than five minutes (making Pettigrew aHatstall), the Hat decided to sort him into Gryffindor. When he was a comrade of Sirius and Lupin, he idolized them and lived vicariously through their achievements, as well as joining them in bullying other students, such as Severus Snape, who he would not have been likely to bully without James and Sirius to support him. Sirius was forced to take on hisAnimagusform, that of a dog, to protect Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and Peter additionally took advantage of the chaos of Lupin's transformation, and cursed Ron with Remus' wand, transforming into his rat form, and fleeing. Peter spent twelve years living in hisAnimagusform as theWeasley family's pet rat, Scabbers. However the Marauder that dies by the silver hand is not Lupin, but Wormtail himself. Voldemort noted how Pettigrew always flinched when he set eyes upon him and shuddered when touching him, which further enforced his belief that Pettigrew would have escaped if given the opportunity.For his next assignment, Pettigrew was sent with Barty Crouch Jr., the faithful Death Eater Jorkins had mentioned, to capture former Auror, Alastor Moody, who was set to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. Alias The Harry Potter universe is filled with characters that carry layers of complexity. Raczidian | Pettigrew is also portrayed as being slightly more sinister, less cowardly and somewhat sadistic in the films: in. Peter betrayed James and Lily Potter, who entrusted him to be their Secret-Keeper when they cast the Fidelius Charm. Pettigrew began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1971 and was sorted into Gryffindor house. Interestingly, Rats are often known to be good and loyal friends. Merula Snyde | He was held in captivity for a matter of four days before he was returned to the Order, disheveled, but alive. Avery II, Death Eater defectors When Pettigrew died, Ron was somewhat shocked, but was more preoccupied by the fact that Hermione was being tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange. As a child he had plenty of extended family to play with. When he realized what Pettigrew had done, he tracked him down hoping to avenge his friends. Severus Snape, whom he used to bully and who bullied him in return. For this reason, Snape possibly viewed Pettigrew with even more scorn than the other three because of his pitiful ineptitude. This incident almost ruined Ron and Hermione's friendship until they reconciled over helping Rubeus Hagrid appeal his defence of Buckbeak the hippogriff. I think Peter goes well with most names in terms of finding a middle PJmomof3 Aug 29, 2018 at 3:32 PM Yes it is slang, but not super commonly used. Also "grew" looks like the French word "gros" which means "fat" ("Pettigrew" pronounced in French sounds like "petit gros", in English: "small fat"). However, Pettigrew had escaped into the Forbidden Forest, where another pair of children were hiding from their friend Cattermole, another werewolf, who had tried to attack them. They said a dark shadow (Voldemort) took over the animals and killed them. OnHallowe'ennight1981, Pettigrew betrayed his friends, and Voldemort murdered James and Lily, but was unable to do the same to their son when hisKilling Curserebounded, destroying his physical form. They gave Peter the nickname of 'Wormtail.' After Hogwarts, Peter joined the Order of the Phoenix, only to betray it to the Death Eaters. Merope Gaunt | Sirius was forced to take on his Animagus form, that of a dog, to protect Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and Pettigrew took advantage of the chaos, cursing Ron with Lupin's wand, transforming into his rat form, and fleeing. 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