What Jo says about...
Peter Pettigrew (aka Wormtail)
Please note: unless you see quotemarks, these are summaries, and not JKR's word themselves. Please see the linked article for the actual text.
- Wormtail is a coward who "will stand in the shadow of the strongest person." [Read the exact quote from Entertainment Weekly, 2000]
- When Wormtail sacrificed his arm to revive Voldemort, his debt to Harry did not carry over to Voldemort. [Read the exact quote from World Book Day, 2004]
- Wormtail will be back in book 6. [Read the exact quote from World Book Day, 2004]
- What houses were Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James Potter and
Remus Lupin in?
JK Rowling says: "This is JK herself saying that they were indeed in Gryffindor!" [note that Lupin is named twice and Pettigrew is not in this list]. [Read the exact quote from World Book Day, 2004] - [unsubstantiated fan report, Edinburgh Book Festival 2004] JKR told me that Pettigrew took Voldemort's wand the day the Potters were killed and hid it. [Read about the fan report, 2004]
- Fred and George never noticed Pettigrew on the Marauder's Map because they didn't know who he was. Even if they had recognized his name, they would have assumed he was just a student with the same last name. Pettigrew was one of many moving dots on the map, and Fred and George would have only been focused on the path their mischief took that day. [Read the exact quote from Jo's website]
- Pettigrew "was a better wizard [and better at keeping secrets] than they knew." [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
- Wormtail won't kill Lupin. [Read the whole quote from Owen Jones interview, 2005]
- Peter Pettigrew’s silver hand will not be used to kill Lupin. [Read the exact quote from Jo's website]