[HPforGrownups] Re: Why Pettigrew's hand?

[Susanna Luhtanen]

No: HPFGUIDX 28790



Susanna Luhtanen
s_luhtanen at hotmail.com


>I had to jump in here and defend rats, which are really pretty cool 
>critters
>who get a really bad rap. I mean, Pettigrew is just this grubby little 
>*)(@#
>and rats are very clean animals.

I had a pet mouse (not quite rat, but close) - and I agree - the little one 
was nearly always washing himself. Rats are also smart, and they are 
survivors, managing to escape the place of danger pretty often. (Heck, Peter 
Pettigrew managed to escape quite often. First, dropping a finger and 
running away with other rats he summoned; in effect framing Sirius so he'd 
not be able to track him and Lupin wouldn't bother because he'd doubt 
Sirius. Pretending to be a pet for over 3 years (how didn't Weasleys 
notice?? It's not like rats usually live that long individually, do they?) 
Then, he manages to escape when Sirius got himself into Gryffindor Tower - 
and again in Shrieking Shack.)

Ratlike indeed. The amazing Survivor.

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