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Ravensong77:

Buddy, very nice points. I think Peter bit Lydia due to one or many of the following reasons:

1) Peter realized that the time for revenge was nearing and there was a strong possibility he could be killed. Being a supernatural creature himself, he somehow discovered Lydia being a banshee. As per the legend, a Banshee is normally a wailing woman, who predicts the death of any Irish family member by wailing before his/her death. Maybe, they also had the power to communicate with Ghosts as well. Therefore, Peter bit Lydia as a backup plan. If he dies, he can use his psyhic connection with Lydia to arrange for his resurrection as he did in Season 2. He wanted to add an extra member in his pack. He indicated to Stiles in Season 2, Episode 11 that Female Werewolves are generally stronger than Male Werewolves. Therefore, Peter might have wanted a female beta to help him out. But realized that Lydia was a banshee only after biting her or after his spirit was able to communicate with her.

As for Peter's connection with Scott, it is very clearly indicated that an Alpha Werewolf can force its beta to listen to its orders. IN night school, Peter was able to make Scott transform against his will because he was the person who bit Scott and had control over him as an Alpha. But now, Scott is a true Alpha, therefore even if Peter becomes an Alpha, he would have absolutely no control over Scott. However, there is a possibility of Peter manipulating Scott using his friends/circumstances against him.