Scabbers looking to get near Harry

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 46629

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "heidi tandy" <heidit at n...> wrote:


Heidi original:

> ...Edited...
>
> I mean, the Weasleys, who are part of Dumbledore's Old Crowd, had
> a Death Eater in their house for about five years, full time (until
> Percy went to school) and then on holidays for another four years
> (counting up until the beginning of PoA, as Ron didn't go home that
> whole year). Who really knows how much Wormtail observed about the
> Weasleys, about their home security measures (if any) and about their
> day to day lives? 
> 
> ....edited....
> 
> Heidi

Well, the point of your overal post is still valid no matter what, but
do we really know how long Peter/Scabbers lived at the Weasley house?

Unless there was something I missed, we know for sure he was there 1
years before Ron started school. Time periods stretching beyond that
are speculation. 

I agree, it would seem logical from Pete/Scabber's perspective, to
have been at the Weasley's for the whole 11 years. But we really don't
know that. The implication is that when Percy became a Prefect and
received his new owl, he passed Scabbers down to Ron. That accounts
for one year before Ron started school. How much farther into the past
the Scabbers/Weasley relationship goes, we don't know. 

I'm not really going anywhere with this, it was just a thought that
popped into my head as I read your post. Can anyone cite any canon
that implies how long Scabbers was there?

bboy_mn