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Peter Pettigrew: true Gryffindor?, Is he a true Gryffindor? |
 Dec 3 2006, 11:37 AM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 173 Joined: 2:59pm November 30, 2006  |
why was peter in gryffindor???
what exactly should the qualities be in order to be placed in gryffindor........ or what exactly should the the qualities be in order to be placed. |
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Dec 11 2006, 03:28 PM
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Gambol and Japes' Research Department Posts: 1,375 Joined: 3:41pm July 24, 2005 Location: The Time Room of the DoM, trying to find a way to slow down time   |
Nice point, maxwell. I always thought that Peter was making a weak attempt at paying off his life debt there. This does prove there is some good in him. And I suppose that was showing a wee bit of bravery there.
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maxwell Peter Pettigrew: true Gryffindor? Dec 3 2006, 11:37 AM
Better than a veela Does it ever say he's in gryfindor? i cant rem... Dec 3 2006, 11:42 AM maxwell the sorting hat was finding it difficult to put ha... Dec 3 2006, 12:47 PM nympheart We don't know that Peter was a Gryffindor. Jo... Dec 3 2006, 01:36 PM secunda I donīt necessarily see the slytherins as cowards.... Dec 3 2006, 01:53 PM Bubblez maybe the sorting hat couldve seen intot he future... Dec 3 2006, 01:56 PM RobertK Oooh, that's good, Bubblez. That's a good ... Dec 3 2006, 02:06 PM Katessence Peter doesn't exude Gryffindor qualities at al... Dec 3 2006, 02:15 PM
nympheart QUOTE(Katessence @ Dec 3 2006, 02:15 PM) ... Dec 3 2006, 02:19 PM melj1213 QUOTE(Better than a veela @ Dec 3 2006, 04... Dec 3 2006, 02:44 PM Narya I'm moving this topic over to Notable Magical ... Dec 4 2006, 05:21 AM MonieLou It's true that Peter does have Slytherin quali... Dec 4 2006, 01:07 PM melj1213 That basically sums up my last post on the bottom ... Dec 4 2006, 05:11 PM marvelfan23 I've always wondered about what house Peter wa... Dec 4 2006, 05:18 PM melj1213 QUOTE (nympheart @ Dec 3 2006, 06:36 PM)
We don... Dec 4 2006, 05:22 PM D Laidlaw HI!
For a long-ish but fascinating look at M... Dec 5 2006, 12:12 AM shantih In book 1 (?) Hagrid (?) says to Harry that there ... Dec 5 2006, 10:25 AM maxwell but no one knew that peter was alive then, they th... Dec 5 2006, 10:50 AM hydrangea Peter would have been about 11 when the sorting ha... Dec 5 2006, 11:53 AM MonieLou QUOTE(shantih @ Dec 5 2006, 10:25 AM) 102... Dec 5 2006, 12:01 PM jammi567 I believe that PP was in Gryffindor because of the... Dec 5 2006, 05:24 PM Snark We have canon for other Gryffindors being duplicit... Dec 6 2006, 02:22 PM Glow Here's the Hat's description of Gryffindor... Dec 8 2006, 07:18 PM nympheart You do have a point Glow, nice research. But ther... Dec 8 2006, 07:48 PM maxwell i read this in gof and atleast this shows that the... Dec 11 2006, 04:58 AM Glow QUOTE(nympheart @ Dec 11 2006, 12:28 PM) ... Dec 11 2006, 04:18 PM Norwegian hp It showed a kind of morale, even a cowardly kind o... Dec 11 2006, 03:37 PM hydrangea Peter has lived with both Voldemort and Snape post... Dec 11 2006, 04:07 PM maxwell i think peter did try something....but it was of n... Dec 12 2006, 04:59 AM razberry2 People can live their whole lives and make some go... Dec 12 2006, 10:49 AM Norwegian hp It is not brave to be so cowardly that you simply ... Dec 12 2006, 01:58 PM weaslyfreak I agree. I think Peter was brave, but just not alw... Dec 12 2006, 04:51 PM Ashes_86 I think from a literiary standpoint he had to be i... Dec 12 2006, 05:52 PM Ravenclaw Lady I believe that Pettigrew's brave side will be ... Dec 13 2006, 12:22 AM maxwell hermione is simple...... though she is clever, cun... Dec 13 2006, 09:04 AM Ashes_86 Maxwell brings up a good point.
Prehaps it has al... Dec 13 2006, 12:31 PM Siriute Ashes_86
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Peter seems like an obvious Sly... Dec 14 2006, 09:35 AM maxwell well you said it well but you seem to suggest that... Dec 15 2006, 09:12 AM blondeweasley277 As of Pettigrew's character at this moment, he... Dec 16 2006, 09:11 AM maxwell LOYALTY is associated with Hufflepuffs....not Gryf... Dec 17 2006, 04:26 PM nympheart QUOTE(maxwell @ Dec 17 2006, 04:26 PM) 10... Dec 18 2006, 03:50 PM Snark Yeah, I would not exactly call Peter chivalrous, b... Dec 18 2006, 05:19 PM maxwell yes, but i think that LOYALTY is not important to... Dec 20 2006, 12:26 PM The Final Horcrux Loyalty isn't neccarily a Gryffindor trait but... Dec 20 2006, 12:37 PM maxwell The hat has never been wrong in sorting, it has be... Dec 20 2006, 01:15 PM voldemort must die I think that maybe, just maybe, Peter's braver... Dec 20 2006, 02:18 PM celestinafan QUOTE(voldemort must die @ Dec 20 2006, 03... Jan 16 2007, 03:12 PM nympheart QUOTE(celestinafan @ Jan 16 2007, 03:12 P... Jan 16 2007, 03:14 PM Ginnyous I think that the only Quality that peter posed bac... Dec 20 2006, 08:00 PM maxwell i certainly dont think that the sorting hat is wro... Dec 21 2006, 11:32 AM Robina Barely You know, this thread seems to be going round in c... Jan 7 2007, 07:10 AM blacklucky maybe in school he was a griffindor brave and all ... Feb 2 2007, 04:13 PM secunda the hat fulfills the wishes of the students. if pe... Feb 6 2007, 06:17 PM Narya I don't think that's entirely accurate, se... Feb 6 2007, 07:48 PM Snark I just posted this idea in a different thread, but... Feb 6 2007, 07:58 PM CindyCindy I know Peter in the house meant for heart?
But I... Feb 6 2007, 08:24 PM secunda QUOTE(Narya @ Feb 6 2007, 07:48 PM) 10914... Feb 7 2007, 06:03 AM bettygranger Maybe he was in Gryffindor because he asked for it... Feb 14 2007, 05:22 AM Hatun punchaw QUOTE(bettygranger @ Feb 14 2007, 06:22 A... Mar 12 2007, 03:36 PM Jupie I find the comparison of Neville and Peter very in... Mar 10 2007, 03:10 PM secunda the difference between neville and peter is that n... Mar 12 2007, 04:02 AM rjsgirl Perhaps the Sorting Hat sees what you can be or wh... Mar 15 2007, 01:40 PM hartrocker I've been taken by PP ever since we met him in... Apr 28 2007, 09:20 AM Jacob137 What I don't get, is why does everyone conside... May 18 2007, 03:30 PM Mephguour Having talent means nothing if you are always a fo... May 18 2007, 03:41 PM joannahex His weakness is his character.Mephguour is right.H... May 18 2007, 06:19 PM kwiki In the graveyard scene, Wormtail had enough skills... May 18 2007, 06:34 PM Bubbles15 He never had the talent to do any of those things ... May 18 2007, 06:45 PM jslotter2004 Wormtail is and will always be considered weak bec... May 18 2007, 07:38 PM Kermit QUOTE(Mephguour @ May 18 2007, 04:41 PM) ... May 18 2007, 09:50 PM rowena r The problem with Wormtail is that we have always s... May 19 2007, 10:53 AM Kermit Interesting theory... It may well be that Wormtail... May 21 2007, 08:14 PM rowena r There are many ways in which Wormtail can help Har... May 22 2007, 11:27 AM themalfoycrew I hope a loyalness even Peter didnt know he had to... May 22 2007, 06:20 PM Amy Padfoot Black I don't think Wormtail isn't given enough ... May 25 2007, 01:57 PM CousinAndromeda QUOTE(Amy Padfoot Black @ May 25 2007, 01... May 25 2007, 02:05 PM Amy Padfoot Black CousinAndromeda - But if Wormtail wanted to be put... May 25 2007, 02:11 PM CousinAndromeda QUOTE(Amy Padfoot Black @ May 25 2007, 02... May 25 2007, 03:04 PM Amy Padfoot Black QUOTE(CousinAndromeda @ May 25 2007, 03:0... May 27 2007, 11:55 AM CousinAndromeda QUOTE(Amy Padfoot Black @ May 27 2007, 11... May 28 2007, 11:54 PM Oryx I think Peter wanted to be brave. Although he was ... May 27 2007, 02:40 PM DarkShadows3 Peter was in Gryffindor and i think he will proof ... May 27 2007, 02:49 PM The Baden From his behavior in POA and GOF I say he was a Ra... May 28 2007, 03:14 PM Chiron I agree with voldemort must die. Peter and Nevill... Jun 5 2007, 01:44 PM Curiosity I think there is another element to the houses tha... Jun 8 2007, 11:09 AM PAM2002 Curiosity-I came to practically the same realizati... Jun 9 2007, 10:49 PM Dark_Matter This bugs me. Ok i know harry sort of decided what... Jun 15 2007, 07:20 AM GinnyWeasley9 I think wormtail has some courage left deep down t... Jun 16 2007, 09:48 AM brunnetteweasley7 i like how GinnyWeasley9 said about growing into b... Jun 16 2007, 09:53 AM Miss_Tyfiee Interesting subject!
I also think that he sti... Jun 16 2007, 10:03 AM christinemfdorrat I seem to remember reading a descriton of how Pete... Jun 16 2007, 10:12 AM brunnetteweasley7
Well I don't quite agree about that though. D... Jun 16 2007, 10:13 AM Miss_Tyfiee QUOTE(christinemfdorrat @ Jun 16 2007, 10... Jun 16 2007, 10:36 AM brunnetteweasley7 pettigrew is hated by everyone, really, isn't ... Jun 16 2007, 11:18 AM Miss_Tyfiee I totally agree with all you just said "brunn... Jun 16 2007, 11:22 AM PAM2002 The way I've rationalized this is: Snape is a ... Jun 16 2007, 11:24 AM brunnetteweasley7 ooh, good question!
..well, erm, he forgave s... Jun 16 2007, 11:25 AM Dark_Matter thanks for all your views but i just cant get arou... Jun 16 2007, 01:00 PM Miss_Tyfiee QUOTE(Dark_Matter @ Jun 16 2007, 01:00 PM... Jun 16 2007, 02:24 PM |
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