Peter gave a slight shake of his head, as if to dislodge such an idea. "They only think that because they misunderstand it." He paused, biting down on his lower lip, and shifting nervously in place. "The Dark Arts aren't all bad, after all..."
So Peter was saying, and yet he had never so openly displayed his interest in them to James, Remus or Sirius; he was scared that they would believe he was no better then Severus Snape and leave him.
Peter could not deal with such a turn of events. He wouldn't...and so he had kept that to himself. Even now, he could not exactly understand why he had even told Amycus.
Abruptly, he tried to give a reassuring smile. "Everyone talks about other people, it's just usually a matter of ignoring them... Still, I'm sorry. It isn't very nice...."