[HPforGrownups] Re: Why Pettigrew's hand?

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 28796

Cait Hunter wrote:
> 
> >The way I see it, the form one takes as a animagi is dependent on
> >personality. Perrigrew is ratlike, but I don't think he would have
> >specifically chosen rat. Through this concept, I have used faulty
> >reasoning to discern that if the animagical powers were carried over,
> >the "Rat" form would not have carried over. Voldemort would have his
> >own form, which I think should be obvious to be a snake.
> 
> 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.

And while we're at it, how about standing up a bit for snakes,
which I've thought were pretty cool critters since I was a tot! 
(I had a pet garter snake when I was seven.)  The boa constrictor
Harry talks to in PS/SS doesn't seem particularly nasty.  Okay,
he gives Dudley a scare, but can you blame him?  And he even says
"Thank you" to Harry.

Personally, I think being a Parselmouth would be neat, and
strongly suspect it's one of those abilities that are needlessly
maligned.  It's what you =do= with it that's important, yes?


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>