Talk:Scott McCall/@comment-98.193.242.138-20120731130104/@comment-98.193.242.138-20120802001451

It's true that Derek wasn't sure if Scott killing Peter would really reverse the bite, but he didn't give him the chance to check it, either - he opted to kill Peter to become the next Alpha and avenge his sister's death, instead. I think that was a turning point in Scott's trust of Derek.

If Derek had stepped aside and let Scott kill Peter, then Scott probably would've been the next Alpha. Aside from wanting to avenge Laura's death, Derek probably realized that Scott wouldn't be ready for that responsibility. Derek has always been pretty protective of Scott, but he's never really made things right w/him after he killed Peter.