Scabbers WAS: Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: There's somthing about Trevor

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 46625

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Rebecca Stephens <rsteph1981 at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- Regina <rmm7e at y...> wrote:
> 
> > Too subtle for me, though. When Scabbers was
> > revealed I had a hard time believing it. Sure, 
> > the Weasleys were a good wizarding family, 
> > and having Arthur at the MoM was particularly
> > helpful to Peter, but what are the odds that Ron 
> > would become best friends with Harry? 
> > *That* was just unbelievably lucky.
> > 
> > --Regina
> 
Rebecca added:
> 
> Hmm, I always assumed that Peter just took advantage
> of being able to have someone else provide his food
> and shelter; making sure he slept in warm house
> instead of freezing to death, starving to death, or
> being eaten by a predator.
>
> ...edited...
> 
> Is it unlikely that he would just happen to end up
> with the one who would be Harry's best friend: of
> course.
> 
> But then, there are a lot of unlikely things in HP.  
> 
> 
> Rebecca

bboy_mn comments:
First I have to assume that Perigrew knew who Arthur Weasley was. He
may not have been a close friend, but he knew who Arther was and about
his family.

So, my first point, who is likely to take in a stray but friendly RAT
as a pet; Lucius/Draco 'I'm so rich it hurts' Malfoy or
Arthur/Percy/Ron 'boy, I've got a lot of kids and not much money'
Weasley? 

There is a very high likelihood that a family like the Weasleys who
are generally kind to start with, would take in a stray animal as a
pet. Also, the Weasleys live in the country where it is nice and quiet
and safe; far from the prying eyes of the wizard world. 

While Peter may have been aware that the Weasleys had a son about
Harry's age, I think that was a bonus. Primarily, Weasleys were a
place where he was LIKELY to be taken in as well as being a very private.

While I can't say it isn't true, I very much doubt that this was a
grand conspiracy on Peter's part to mold Ron into an evil underling
with the eventual hope of doing whatever(?) to Harry. 

Only my opinion.

bboy_mn