I love Peter in this chapter too. When something has to get done, he does not take any crap. I mean, when Harry recognizes him, he does this "*gasp* YOU!" reaction that would set up a different kind of villain for, "Yes, it is I, Peter Pettigrew, whom everyone thought was weak and cowardly! But now I'll show you! I'll show you ALL!" and so on. Instead, he just smacks the kid to shut him up and gets on with it. One of the reasons Peter is such a great villain is that he doesn't act like the Villainous Archetypes that JKR usually likes to use. He seems much more real, like a guy who would hold you up in an alley, take your wallet, and then shoot you anyway.
I could easily imagine expecting Cedric to live. He didn't have to die for plot reasons.
Yeah, I don't think I saw his death coming. It's very effective at communicating how truly dangerous the DEs are, when we've merely been told that they're dangerous in the past.
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Date: 2006-02-17 11:43 pm (UTC)I could easily imagine expecting Cedric to live. He didn't have to die for plot reasons.
Yeah, I don't think I saw his death coming. It's very effective at communicating how truly dangerous the DEs are, when we've merely been told that they're dangerous in the past.