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Peter Pettigrew

Born:
1960
Died:
March 1998

The Marauder who became a rat. He betrayed James and Lily, framed Sirius, and lived as Scabbers until the third book. He restores Voldemort’s body and is strangled by his own silver hand in the cellar of Malfoy Manor.

Appears in

  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

On the timeline

  1. 1960-03-27

    James Potter is born

    James Potter is born on 27 March 1960. Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Severus Snape are born the same year. Sirius was born the previous November.
  2. 1971

    The Marauders and Snape start Hogwarts

    Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter are sorted into Gryffindor. Snape is sorted into Slytherin. The Whomping Willow is planted so Lupin can be safely shut away.
  3. 1975

    The Marauders become Animagi

    By their fifth year James, Sirius, and Peter can become a stag, a dog, and a rat, so they can keep Lupin company. Lupin is a Gryffindor prefect.
  4. c. 1975–1978

    The Marauder’s Map

    James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter make a map of the castle that shows everyone in it. The exact year is not given. It is their work as students, most likely in the later 1970s.
  5. 1978

    The Marauders graduate; James and Lily marry

    James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Snape leave school. Snape and Pettigrew are among the Death Eaters. James and Lily marry. Fred and George Weasley are born on April Fools’ Day.
  6. 1981-10-31

    James and Lily die; Voldemort falls

    Pettigrew has betrayed the secret. James dies in the hall. Lily refuses to stand aside, and the curse rebounds. Voldemort is torn from his body. A piece of soul attaches itself to Harry.
  7. 1 November 1981

    Harry is left at the Dursleys; Sirius is framed

    Hagrid brings Harry to Privet Drive on Sirius’s motorcycle. Voldemort is bodiless in Albania. Pettigrew, as a rat, will find the Weasleys. Sirius is sent to Azkaban without a trial.
  8. 1993–1994

    Third year: the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Sirius escapes. Lupin teaches Defence. Harry casts a Patronus. Pettigrew is exposed and runs. Sirius remains a wanted man.
  9. Summer 1994

    Frank Bryce dies; Nagini becomes a Horcrux

    Pettigrew finds what is left of Voldemort. The Riddle gardener, Frank Bryce, is killed. Nagini is made into a Horcrux. This is the summer before the World Cup.
  10. Late August 1994

    Moody is replaced

    Crouch Jr and Pettigrew attack Alastor Moody. Crouch will spend the year in his skin, teaching Defence.
  11. 1995-06-24

    The third task; Voldemort returns

    The cup is a Portkey. Cedric is killed at once. Voldemort regains a body. The wands connect. Harry escapes with Cedric’s body, and Crouch Jr is kissed.