Where Percy got Scabbers

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No: HPFGUIDX 83811

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <mookie1552 at a...> 
wrote:
Jen wrote:
> The Weasley's do a have 
> a great wizarding past, but in the lull of the years as Percy grew 
> up, I feel that nothing was going on of importance for Scabbers to 
> get information about.  Arthur works for the Muggle Artifact 
> department, not rich with the intelligence that Wormtail would 
want to know.

Was Arthur working in the same department when Wormtail blew up the 
street?  He might have been called in to help wih cleaning up and 
Wormtail could have followed him or climbed into a pocket. It may be 
a stretch, but possible.

> If Scabbers wanted to get important MoM information, why wouldn't 
he just hide out in the MoM, surely as a rat he would go undetected 
in such a large place and be able to eavesdrop wherever he wanted.  
But I understand that he needed food and shelter.  Shelter he would 
get at the MoM and food would be plentiful to find in the streets of 
> London outside the MoM.  

Why be a "wild" rat and have to scavenge for food when you can find 
someone to take care of you.  That seems to be part of his persona - 
tagging along after James and Sirius, following Voldemort.  Much 
easier than taking care of yourself.

Ravenclaw Bookworm