The friendship between Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs has always intrigued me because by the end of the war, none of them were left. I was reading some verses the other day and Mark 8:35 something that was seen quite clearly in the comparison of their deaths.
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
Mark 8:35
The rest of this post will consist of 4 mini analysis of each of the marauders death. Slightly morbid, maybe so but hopefully only slightly! ;)
Prongs: James Potter died protecting his family. His death was noble because it was self sacrificial and when he "went on" it was surely to a wonderful place because the two times that Harry saw him again he was smiling and proud of his son. He had no regrets about what he did.
Padfoot: Sirus Black was the next of the Marauders to go on. He died fighting to protect his godson, knowing that he'd never be able to forgive himself had he not aided the Order. He felt the same was as James when the resurrection stone brought him back.
Moony: Remus Lupin died in the Battle of Hogwarts, fighting to make the world a better place for little Teddy and the rest of the Wizards, and muggles too. Though sad that he would not get to father his son, he didn't regret his decision to fight for what he believed in and trusted that those who also loved Teddy would take good care of him.
So, the first three marauders died in the most noble way, for the sake of others and for the sake of good. And we are left with Wormtail...
Wormtail: Peter Pettigrew's death is certainly the most interesting. His decision to betray his friends to protect himself led to an extended but miserable life. In the end, it was the decision to save Harry that resulted in his death but he had honestly been dead inside for a while.
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