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A Goodreads user asked this question about Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3):
Why exactly was Peter Pettigrew sorted into Gryffindor? In my opinion, I think his very being contradicts every single characteristic Godric Gryffindor valued in his students.
Shruthi Peter Pettigrew is a snivelling, cowardly, stupid, idiotic, mean, rat.
He doesn't embody any of the house traits. He is neither smart, nor sly. Neither…morePeter Pettigrew is a snivelling, cowardly, stupid, idiotic, mean, rat.
He doesn't embody any of the house traits. He is neither smart, nor sly. Neither brave, nor kind. While his very being does contradict all of the characteristics of the Gryffindor house, he is not any more suited for any other house. Peter is obviously not a nice, kind person. He is not intelligent or he would not have abandoned his loyal friends. And he is not sly or he would've been a higher ranked Death Eater.

The Sorting hat sorts students based on their strongest traits and their own will (as seen with Harry in book 1). I assume Peters strongest traits were bravery and chivalry. I also assume that he really wanted to become a Gryffindor. Throughout his years at hogwarts, he became worse of a person further distancing himself from the ideals of the Gryffindor house.

Also J.K. rowlings choice to sort Peter as a Gryffindor was intentionally done to prove that not all Gryffindors are good.(less)
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