Hermione

[pacificlippert]

No: HPFGUIDX 35954

> laura - "winning arguments by simply repeating her opinions over and over in a 
bull-headed and obnoxious way, until everyone is just too brow-beaten to argue anymore."
(sounding remarkably like my brother <g>) wrote:
> And, frankly, Ron (while I don't doubt he *did* like Scabbers) is quite well..abusive of 
him.  Always picking him up by the tail (excuse me, but isn't that like, the No. 1 
rodent-care no-no?) and the like.  Pretty careless with him as well -- and always 
insulting and complaining about him.  I almost think that Peter *did* get punished for 
betraying the Potters.  Imagine spending over a decade as the pet rat of a couple of 
young boys.  Karma is like that. 

But are the things that damage "Muggle" rats the same things that
damage magical rats?  Skipping games (jump rope) played with tails
seems to indicate that magical rats are...different <g>.  Wizarding 
pets as a whole seem much tougher and smarter than their non-magic
counterparts.

And as for insulting your possessions...well, in some cultures
it's normal to downgrade what you own, a reverse bragging, so
to speak.  Also, Ron might not be doing anything his family doesn't 
do, and we just haven't seen much of it yet, although Fred and 
George do something similar with the sweaters.

Pacific
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