: RE: Where Percy got Scabbers

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 83874

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Joanna Barra" 
<Berkana_01 at h...> wrote:
 

Joanna:
> Yes...I can't remember what HP bk it was in, but do you all 
remember Percy 
> reading 'Prefects who gain power? I believe he was in league with 
the dark 
> side, so to speak, for a very long time and maybe before he 
received 
> Scabbers. But I think Ron had said that Scabbers was very old when 
Percy had 
> him, so I am wondering, who gave him to Percy?

Geoff:

"...in a tiny junk shop.... they found Percy, deeply immersed in a 
small and deeply boring book called Prefects Who Gained Power.

'A study of Hogwarts Prefects and their later careers,' Ron read 
aloud off the back cover. 'That /sounds/ fascinating....'

'Go away', Percy snapped.

'Course, he's very ambitious, Percy, he's got it all planned out.... 
he wants to be Minister of Magic.." Ron told Harry and Hermione in an 
undertone as they left Percy to it."  (COS Chapter 4 UK edition p.48)

Seer Ron in action? Hmmm. Interesting to speculate. Another can of 
worms for the crew.

Geoff