Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5, Diagon Alley. The emphasis there is on OR. The injunction is on bringing more than one pet to Hogwarts. Presumably in the past there was a student who turned up with an owl and a cat and a toad and a chihuahua or two - and the teachers found that the number of pets was getting out of hand. So they implemented a new rule: one pet per person. Ron wasn't breaking this rule by bringing a rat.
Owls, cats and toads are just examples of common pets that first-years might wish to bring if they so desire. Is it possible we've been misinterpreting the emphasis of this passage all along? As in, when we read it, we assume it's emphasizing the animals that are allowed, and by implication stating that all other animals are disallowed.
Grammatically, it is at least equally possible that it is the "may" that is to be emphasized, implying that this is a change to a previous rule in which the students were not permitted to bring those animals. For example, standing school policy for years prior to Book 1 could have been that students were not allowed to bring owls, cats, and toads.
If that was a well-known rule in wizarding circles, then the school would make sure to let all students know that the rule had changed as of this year.
The letter should then be taken to mean " This year, a change to the rules has been implemented. From now on, students may bring an owl or a cat or a toad. I merely point out a grammatically acceptable interpretation of the letter's passage.
I do not know of any other examples of students bringing owls, toads, or cats to Hogwarts prior to the start of the books. Perhaps if you were raised in a muggle household you were required to bring only certain pets and if you were raised in a wizarding household you were allowed a few more options?
Rats were so old fashioned, that they thought no one would bring one in fear of embarrassment. The cat, owl, or toad were seen as familiars or to help with school such as owls are for mail , and to practice spells on. Tarantulas, pygmy puffs, etc. The letter states you bring a cat, owl or toad, but it refers to them only as a messenger.
Don't ask me how a cat or toad are supposed to deliver post, but that's what they're meant to be used for. The tarantula, rat, and whichever other animals that are mentioned are merely pets to entertain yourself with.
Maybe the school allowed rats up to that year but found first year students getting careless - letting the rats loose to chew things etc. In law, they'd call it "grandfathering. I think that if other animals were brought then the teachers would know. The only reason why they got away with scabbers is because he was technically human.
The giant spider was born on the schools grounds so technically wasn't brought as a pet to the grounds. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Why was Ron Weasley permitted to bring a rat to Hogwarts? Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 6 months ago.
While fighting alongside his brother, Percy, he was killed in an explosion caused by Augustus Rookwood. Female Snowies are dusky brown. Ginny named him Pigwidgeon, but Ron, hating the name, called him Pig. He was half-Kneazle, as evidenced by his lion-like appearance, ability to solve problems on his own without aid or teaching, and clear dislike of and ability at recognising untrustworthy persons even if they are transfigured.
Sirius, an unregistered Animagus with the form of a large black dog, conjures a Patronus that is also a large black dog. Peter Pettigrew, a. There, he was a close friend of Sirius Black, James Potter, and Remus Lupin, although he was the least intelligent and least talented of the group.
This varies significantly from his death from the book in which he hesitates to kill Harry after he is reminded that Harry saved him and is then strangled by the silver hand given to him by Voldemort. He knew Wormtail enough to know he has regret in him.
Did they use a real rat for Scabbers? Rats and toads are also featured in the film. During the candy-box scene on Hogwarts Express, the crew relied on the mechanical rat for most of the scenes.
Four toads played the scenes with Trevor. Lupin, played in the films by David Thewlis, was murdered in the battle by Death Eater Antonin Dolohov, while Tonks was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange, leaving their son, Teddy, an orphan.
We later learn that Severus Snape, in love with Lily for nearly his whole life, also had a doe for his Patronus. Everybody thought he wanted to kill Harry Potter because they thought he was the betrayal to his parents.
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