Character from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Cowardly Marauder who betrayed the Potters to Voldemort and hid for twelve years as a rat, serving whichever master offered the most protection.
Peter gravitates to the strongest person in the room and attaches himself like a parasite. He flatters, grovels, and performs loyalty while calculating escape routes. His cowardice is absolute — he will sacrifice anyone to survive. When cornered he weeps and begs, invoking old friendships he himself destroyed. He owes Harry a life debt and that obligation terrifies him.
Small, watery eyes, pointed nose, thinning colorless hair. Rat-like features. Missing a finger on one hand. Hunched, twitchy posture.
Also known as: Wormtail, Peter, Scabbers