Harry Potter: 10 Character Names You Didn't Realise Were Huge Clues

There is some debate on this among fans, and there's no report from JK Rowling on it herself, but in some areas of England a ‘Peter’ is a nickname for a penis.

Take apart the rest of the name and you have detail that not only does Wormtail have a very revealing nickname to expose his ratty side, but everyone’s least favourite Gryffindor carries the misfortune of a name which tells the world his penis grew in a petty, unimpressive way.

His 'peter' grew pettily.

Think of that the next time you judge him for betraying his friends, hiding in a teenage boy’s bedroom in the form of a pet rat or siding with a lunatic. To be fair, you'd probably do the same if this is what your parents got from the Naming Seer...