[HPforGrownups] Animagi

[Rosebeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 55950


--- The Fox <the_fox01 at hotmail.com> wrote:
 
> I don't think the rat has the same cachet in the
> wizarding world as it does 
> in ours.  It's true that in our world, there are
> those who keep pet rats -- 
> but two things are true in conjunction with that: 
> these are 
> specifically-bred pet rats, for one, and even given
> this, there are plenty 
> of people who consider rats a disgusting and
> inappropriate animal to be kept 
> as a pet.  The same does not appear to be the case
> in the wizarding world.  
> Nobody blinks at all at the fact that Ron's pet is a
> rat; nobody has 
> anything to say about the fact that Neville's pet is
> a toad.
> 
Me:

I do think that even in the WW rats are considered
less than.  In GF, When HRH bring Sirius food in cave
outside of Hogsmead Sirius tells them that he had been
living on rats.  When they get back to the school Ron
comments to Harry that Sirius must really like him
because he had been eating rats.

I also just had a thought as I was typing this that it
was really ironic that Sirius survived by eating rats
(Peter's Animagi form).  Needs to be developed, but
I'm putting it out there just anyway.

Rosebeth

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