Why didn't they see Peter Pettigrew on the map?

When Harry was walking down one of the corridors at night he saw Peter coming towards him on the map but he couldn't see anybody because Peter was in his Scabbers form. Later when Lupin confiscated the map, Harry told him that it didn't work right because it showed Peter Pettigrew who was supposedly dead.
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Why didn't Peter Pettigrew show up on the map?

They never spent time scanning the map the same way Harry did, so it makes sense that they didn't notice Peter Pettigrew running around (and, as Rowling stated, they wouldn't have known who Pettigrew was even if they had noticed).
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Can you see Peter Pettigrew on the map?

Unless Fred and George were watching Ron sleep on the map (which would be creepy), they wouldn't have noticed Pettigrew. It's only possible to see a human changed in his animagus form if you know the person is one. Therefore: Remus saw Peter on the map, he also saw Sirius. Harry DIDN'T see either.
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What happened to Petter Pettigrew?

In the spring of 1998, during the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor, in a moment of rare mercy, he hesitated to strangle Harry Potter when Harry reminded him of his life debt. The silver hand Lord Voldemort had given Pettigrew interpreted his hesitation as weakness or disloyalty, and strangled him to death.
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Why didn't Lupin see two Harry's on the map?

Lupin was simply not paying attention. Yeah, it's pretty unlikely, but imagine that he spots the original Harry/Ron/Hermione heading down to Hagrid's Hut. They disappear inside (I don't think the Map shows the interior?).
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Why Fred and George Weasley Never Saw Peter Pettigrew on The Marauder's Map ? (Harry Potter Theory)



How did the Twins never notice Peter Pettigrew?

During a recent interview with The Huffington Post, Phelps was asked why George and Fred never noticed Peter Pettigrew sleeping in their brother Ron's bed every night on the Marauder's Map — as the twins possessed the magical map while Pettigrew was still posing as Ron's rat Scabbers.
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How did Percy Find Scabbers?

It seems unlikely that a shop would waste time catching a common rat, rather than breeding their own. The Magical Menagerie employee referred to Scabbers as a "common" or "garden rat." It seems most likely that that's exactly where the Weasleys found him: in their garden.
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Why did they cut Wormtail's death?

Pettigrew's book death was deemed too frightening for younger film-goers, leading to the version seen in the seventh Harry Potter film. While the movie producers may have been trying to protect younger viewers, they did a disservice to the story arc for Harry and Wormtail.
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Who killed Wormtail in the book?

Harry then reminded him that he owed him a life debt after saving him from being killed by Lupin and Sirius (back in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), and after a brief moment of mercy and hesitation, Wormtail's silver hand turned to him and strangled him to death.
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What house was Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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Why didn't Fred and George give Ron the map?

Others believe that the twins never even noticed him, as they mentioned to Harry that they didn't need the map anymore as they already knew the place by heart, so by the time Ron arrived, they didn't use the map anymore and thus never saw him sleeping with Peter Pettigrew.
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Did Fred and George know who the marauders were?

It's never stated in-canon that they're aware of their status as the Marauders, but nonetheless, we can deduce that that they respect them as members of the Order and as extended de facto family. I think they respected Remus and Sirius for sure.
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Why did Scabbers stay with the Weasleys?

Eventually, he came to be Percy Weasley's possession and was handed down to Ron. Presumably, Wormtail (as "Scabbers") stayed with the Weasleys because he knew that the family would treat him right as well as shield him from Voldemort's secret followers.
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How did George and Fred get the Marauders map?

Fred and George Weasley stole the map from Filch's office in their first year at Hogwarts. They had been taken to his office for letting off a Dungbomb and saw a drawer marked "Confiscated and Highly Dangerous". George dropped another Dungbomb, while Fred stole the map from the drawer.
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Why are they called the Marauders?

They may have named themselves after the English word Marauders-which meant "raider". This could be a reference to all the people they bullied and "raided" in their time at Hogwarts.
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Did Lupin know Sirius was innocent?

1 Lupin Believed Sirius Was Guilty

He believed this throughout Prisoner of Azkaban, only understanding he was innocent when he saw Peter Pettigrew on the Marauder's Map.
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Why did Peter betray the Potters?

When Lord Voldemort first started gaining power, Peter immediately defected from the Order of the Phoenix and joined the Death Eaters out of fear for his own life. Peter betrayed James and Lily Potter, who entrusted him to be their Secret-Keeper when they cast the Fidelius Charm.
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Why did the Potters Trust Peter?

It was said in Prisoner of Azkaban that the Potters used Peter instead of Sirius as a Secret Keeper for the Fidelius Charm on their house because everyone would have expected them to use Sirius and so the secret would be better protected.
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What happens to Wormtail in film?

IIRC it's supposed to be implied that Wormtail died along with Griphook and the goblins at the beginning of the eighth movie. They should have! Wormtail was quite an important character, and the way he died proved that Dumbledore was right once again, that deep down Wormtail did in fact regret betraying his friends.
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What if Crookshanks ate Scabbers?

Conversation. If Ron had let Crookshanks eat scabbers, probably Sirius, Remus, Cedric, Fred, Tonks, Dobby wouldn't have died and the hero of the series would be a cat.
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Who betrayed Harry Potter?

6 PETER PETTIGREW - BETRAYED HARRY

He basically made it his entire career to screw over the poor kid along with his entire family. Wormtail was the one who told Lord Voldemort where the Potter's were staying so if it wasn't for his actions, Harry wouldn't have grown up as an orphan.
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Why did Ron get a rat instead of an owl?

Rats were so old fashioned, that they thought no one would bring one in fear of embarrassment. The cat, owl, or toad were seen as familiars or to help with school (such as owls are for mail), and to practice spells on. Tarantulas, pygmy puffs, etc., are for amusement therefore not included. Welcome to Stack Exchange!
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Did Dumbledore know Sirius was innocent?

They could have learned it at Hogwarts. Dumbledore did know that Sirius was innocent, because he is the one who set up the fidelius charm and the Potters almost chose Sirius, but Sirius thought it would be obvious, so he suggested pettigrew to be the secret keeper.
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Is Rita Skeeter an Animagus?

Rita was an unregistered Animagus, wherein she took the form of a beetle and was able to slip around undetected and spy on unsuspecting company so she could obtain gossip for her articles which she later exaggerated and exploited to gain the attention of the masses.
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