[HPforGrownups] Scabbers

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 4421

"Simon J. Branford" wrote:

> Amanda wrote: "1. Me: even if Scabbers were at Hogwarts with Percy, too, and
> thus within the time that Fred and George were using the Map, they'd have
> been unlikely to check their dormitory for lurking dangers. They were
> checking hallways and offices and such. They didn't have to check for people
> who might catch them sneaking around their own rooms."
>
> But there are times when Ron takes Scabbers with him, to lessons and so on.

There are? I've only seen references to him on the train or in the dorm room
(maybe the common room). Especially during the last book, he kept him in the
room to hide him from Crookshanks.

> If Percy did the same, then when he was on patrol as a prefect he would have
> Scabbers with him and be more likely to be noticed.

But when Percy became a prefect, Arthur and Molly gave him Hermes, and
presumably that's when he gave Scabbers to Ron. So unless he wanted to take his
little brother's rat with him, Scabbers would not have made the rounds with
Percy the prefect.

I suspect this is another little thing JKR didn't really notice, like the
werewolf thing, that we, um, enthusiasts have managed to construct satisfactory
explanations for. I suspect also that if JKR ever looked at our old files she'd
love the amount of thinking she wouldn't have to do to explain some of this
stuff!

--Amanda