Nature of a Rat
By weasleywheezes
DISCLAIMER: I don't own HP characters or have any contact with those who do.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: A special thanks to sapphirecynic, whose off-handed conversation about Peter Pettigrew's motivation inspired me to write this little drabble.
Mother, will you forgive me for defiling the Pettigrew name? Will you bring me back into your good graces? What must I do, my dear mother, to prove to you that I love you?
Oh, my news? Well...Mother, you'll be proud of me. I have joined him. Yes! I have joined the Dark Lord. No, I do not bear the mark, for I work on the inside. I will bestow the boy to him and the Dark Lord will reign. He will purify this world. Does this please you?
Oh? What's that? Stop fraternizing with the Mudblood? Surely you don't want people to become suspicious. He has been nothing but kind to me, Mother. If I dropped him, people might talk. The rest are pure wizards, Mother, as pure as I am. No, no, I am quite positive. They'll never sway. Yes, it is true. He did leave his family because of the Mudblood. Yes, Mother, those Blacks. He is their son. He doesn't value his status in life. I do. I appreciate it every day. No, the other is a Muggle lover. A traitor. That is true, his parents are just as stupid as he is. He doesn't understand how important this is.
Oh, please...please, stop coughing. Would you like some water? There, there. Let little Peter take care of you.
What? How am I to escape once Black realizes my deed? The Dark Lord is no fool. He chose me for a reason. You don't know this, but I am an Animagus. Yes. I turn into a rat. My plan is to frame Black and escape in my rat form. It's brilliant, don't you think? Oh yes. Who will have the last laugh now? I will! The name of Pettigrew will not be forgotten, oh no. They will pay for their treachery to the one race. They will pay for their self- importance. They will pay for underestimating me. Oh, Mother, I swear to you now, I will make you proud!