Peter Pettigrew — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Character Profile

Peter Pettigrew — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Animagus transformation, Betrayal, Stealth, Dark rituals, Cowardice

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 3/10
• Morality: 1/10
• Influence: 5/10

Affiliations

• Order of the Phoenix
• Death Eater
• Gryffindor
• Marauders
• Harry Potter universe

Quick Facts about Peter Pettigrew

Education

Hogwarts

Occupation

murderer, vigilante, spy

Manner of Death

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Peter Pettigrew's Known Relations

• Order of the Phoenix — Member of
• Death Eater — Member of
• Gryffindor — Member of
• Marauders — Member of
• Sirius Black — Enemy

Peter Pettigrew appears in 5 titles

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Timothy Spall

Appears in

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Peter Pettigrew — Conflict Former Friend And Adversary — Sirius Black (Gary Oldman)

  Peter's betrayal makes him the central personal enemy of Sirius.

  Sirius and Peter are revealed as former associates connected to Harry's parents. Peter framed Sirius and later escapes after his betrayal is exposed.

• Peter Pettigrew — Unknown Pet Owner And Disguised Threat — Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)

  Ron unknowingly shelters the disguised betrayer as his pet.

  Ron believes Peter Pettigrew is his pet rat Scabbers until the group discovers that Scabbers is Pettigrew's Animagus form.

• Peter Pettigrew — Conflict Betrayal Adversaries — Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)

  Pettigrew is directly responsible for the betrayal that shaped Harry's central conflict.

  Peter confesses that he betrayed Harry's parents, framed Sirius, and faked his own death. He then escapes before Harry can bring him to justice.

• Peter Pettigrew — Unknown Former Associates — Remus Lupin (David Thewlis)

  Lupin is connected to Peter through their shared past and the revealed betrayal.

  Lupin is present when Peter's identity and confession are revealed at the Shrieking Shack, and he participates in exposing Peter's betrayal.

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• Severus Snape (Alan Rickman)
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