Where Percy got Scabbers

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 83857

--- "Steve" <bboy_mn> wrote:...edited...
> --- "Jennifer" <mookie1552> wrote: Jennifer: ...edited...
> > Where Scabbers came from is a great question, and I have 
> > pondered it in the past.  All of your explainations have been 
> > very good, but still I feel has not filled the void in my mind.  
> >
> Suggestion; in the dead of night, Peter transforms back to his
> human-self and apparates to safe locations 
> >
> >The Weasley's ..., I feel that nothing was going on of importance 
> > for Scabbers to get information about.  
>
> While his specific job relates to bewitched muggle artifacts, he 
> DOES work in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (OoP US Ed 
> HB pg 130), and his job is to protect muggles from attacks by 
> malevolent wizards. 
> 
> Also, Arthur seems very well connected at the Ministry, and he seems
> very well liked. In addition, working in Law Enforcement, he would
> be well informed about what was happening in the wizard world.
> 
> No, I'm sticking with ... Peter knew of the Weasleys and their 
> circumstances fit his needs nicely. However, I won't go so
> far as to say that the Weasley's were his first choice. 

Why Arthur or Percy Weasley? ... Don't you mean, why Ron Weasly as a 
future Hogwoarts student that will be Harry's classmate?

Peter could return to human form at times to influence Percy or Ron 
as they slept with mind altering spells similar to Kingsley to 
Marietta in OotP27. They would wake thinking the idea was theirs to 
accept the Rat or pass him onto the youngest brother, bypassing the 
twins.

How much older than Ron was Percy? At what age do you think Percy 
could have been allowed a rat?  ~aussie~