[akhtene]

What I meant by "growing up" was Pippin's becoming less impulsive, more responsible.
As for leaving his brooch - a child could do that, like in fairy tales stolen kids mark the way with crumbs, beads etc. Pippin isn't a moron after all.
He even entered the service quite on impulse - I believe partly to prove that he wasn't worthless. But after that - not a trouble he got into, plus two saved lives - Faramir's and most probably Merry's. And in the first case he got Beregond to deal with the situation, and later carried out Gandalf's request to find his wounded friend. That's why I say he's 'grown up'
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