Rat anatomy ( was Merchandise sneak preview)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 15903

Ellen wrote:

> The rat playing Scabbers is definately a male rat- I figured they 
> would probably use a female rat, since they are more photogenic, 
but 
> the rat in the picture is definately a male, if neutered. - Well 
they 
> <had> to compromise there- male rats have very, um , 
> obvoius  "jellybeans"  which are not in evidence.  

Well, fortunately this fact will escape most fans, because even 
diehard HP nitpickers won't necessarily know enough about rat anatomy 
to pick up on the, uh, omission.  I'm sure I would never have 
noticed.  But now that we know . . .

. . . does this mean Peter has had a similar operation?  After all, 
when the man Peter cut off his finger, the rat Wormtail lost his too.

Maybe it's a Death Eater initiation rite.

Amy Z