[HPforGrownups] Animagus thoughts (RATS!) / SHIP RH / TR vs LV

[Lucy Austin]

No: HPFGUIDX 34527

>Gabriel said:

>Okay, I've been keeping quiet on this whole thing, but I've got to react to this. I'm a pet rat breeder, and as such have done ENORMOUS amounts of research on both domestic and wild rats, and this whole thing is a bunch of unfortunate and untrue sterotyping. Rats are highly social, very intelligent, loving animals. They live in groups, will sacrifice themselves for the good of the colony, and mourn their dead. They are wonderful parents, and they are one of the VERY few rodents who can be kept with males together in a cage who don't kill each other... male rats form very tight social bonds, as do females. Parent-child bonds are the strongest, and even the males make great parents. Also, rats almost NEVER bite. You have to really hurt, scare or corner one to get it to bite you. I was thrilled when Scabbers showed up in the first book. Good press for pet rats, YAY!

>Then PoA came along. *sigh*

I know, I used to have pet rats (but my boyfriend didn't like them, and I think they're cute. Though I must say I prefer hamsters! Russian hamsters will live together happily as well.

But don't dispair, there were other rats in PoA besides Scabbers. There were the cute black rats playing the skipping game in the shop!

Lucy the Drifty




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