Random Harry Potter Pets (20 items)

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  (#20) Scabbers

  Owner: Ron Weasley 

  Species: Rat 

  Notable Skills: Although rats of his type are only expected to live for three years, Scabbers lives with the Weasleys for 12. His grand life expectancy is probably due to the fact that he's not a rat at all, but rather Peter Pettigrew in disguise. As a rat, Scabbers is fairly uninteresting. Ron claims that all he does is eat and sleep. 

  Best Trait: He sticks by the Weasley family for years, giving them a convenient pet when they can't really afford one. 

  Worst Trait: He's actually Petter Pettigrew, a loyal follower of Voldemort, a total coward, and a general bad guy. 

  Most Memorable Moment: When Sirius Black escapes from behind bars, Scabbers grows uncomfortable with his current situation. He's scared Sirius will find him and avenge the Potters, who Peter helped to slay. He starts to thin and bald from the stress, causing lots of worry for Ron. Eventually, he fakes his own slaying. He bites himself and leaves a trail of blood, convincing Ron that Crookshanks ate him. 
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  (#5) Crookshanks

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter

  Owner: Hermione Granger 

  Species: Cat 

  Notable Skills: Crookshanks has an uncanny ability to sense untrustworthy people and actions, even if those he's examining are transfigured at the time. He can solve problems on his own and expresses an almost human-like ability to understand what's going on around him. 

  Best Trait: He knows exactly who to trust and gives his affection only to those who deserve it. If he likes you, you should feel pretty special. 

  Worst Trait: He keeps to himself a little too much, making it hard for other people to understand his intentions. He can read people very well, but he doesn't do a lot to communicate his worries, which leaves everyone else in the dark. 

  Most Memorable Moment: In Prisoner of Azkaban, Crookshanks meets Sirius Black while he's in his Animagus form of a stray dog. Using his ability to sense a person's intentions, Crookshanks realizes who Sirius is and chooses to trust him. Crookshanks is able to communicate with Sirius and chooses to help him access the Hogwarts grounds by taking the passwords to Gryffindor Tower from Neville. After helping him all year long, Crookshanks develops a bond with Sirius and protects him in the Shrieking Shack. His intervention gives Lupin enough time to arrive, which ultimately leads to the reveal of Scabbers as Peter Pettigrew. His intervention not only saves Sirius's life, but also reveals Voldemort's right-hand man, moving the group one step closer in their fight to defeat the Dark Wizards. 
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  (#18) Aragog

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  Owner: Rubeus Hagrid

  Species: Acromantula

  Notable Skills: Aragog is essentially a giant spider with an 18-foot leg span. For reference, that's about the size of a small elephant. Aragog can communicate with humans and has a taste for human flesh. He also has a very valuable and toxic venom that's prized in the Wizarding World. 

  Best Trait: Although it is his first instinct to take down humans, Aragog never harms a human in his life out of respect for Hagrid. He denies his natural instincts out of gratitude for one human, proving he's loyal and reliable.

  Worst Trait: He allows his sons and daughters to take down any human except Hagrid. It seems his loyalty will extend only so far. 

  Most Memorable Moment: While searching for Salazar Slytherin's monster, Ron and Harry take Hagrid's advice and follow the spiders. This leads them to Aragog's lair. Here they learn about Hagrid's history with Aragog, including the fact Aragog was once dubbed Slytherin's monster and Hagrid was assumed to be the heir. Hagrid helped Aragog escape, which is why he was expelled from Hogwarts. After Aragog tells Harry and Ron the story, he also explains he will not deny his children fresh meat. Harry and Ron barely escape when the enchanted flying car rescues them from the venomous monsters. 
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  (#6) Pigwidgeon

  Owner: Ron Weasley 

  Species: Owl 

  Notable Skills: Pigwidgeon, also known as Pig, is given to Ron by Sirius Black after the group finds out the truth about Scabbers. He delivers letters for Ron and he's very, very tiny - small enough to fit in the palm of someone's hand. 

  Best Trait: Pig is always super excited to deliver letters. He loves attention and jumps at the chance to show off for Ron by completing his task, even though many of the letters are too big for his small frame to handle. He has tons of energy and is eager to please, which is as endearing as it is annoying. 

  Worst Trait: Pig is hyper, loud, and generally bothersome. He annoys Hedwig and the other Weasley owls, and Ron even admits Pig annoys him, as well. 

  Most Memorable Moment: While Harry communicates with Sirius during the Triwizard Tournament, he decides to use Pig as his messenger instead of Hedwig. Not only does this maintain the secrecy of his communication, but it also allows him to keep Hedwig safe from harm while the Ministry of Magic hunts Sirius. 
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  (#3) Buckbeak

  • Harry Potter

  Owner: Rubeus Hagrid 

  Species: Hippogriff 

  Notable Skills: Hippogriffs are half-bird and half-horse. These combined qualities make Buckbeak big and strong, and give him the ability to fly. 

  Best Trait: Once you earn Buckbeak's respect, he is very loyal. He'll fight to keep you safe from harm, provided you continue to treat him well. 

  Worst Trait: Buckbeak, like all hippogriffs, is a very proud animal. He doesn't like to be insulted. In fact, he requires total respect and deference during the first meeting; otherwise, you probably won't get anywhere close to him. 

  Most Memorable Moment: After Draco Malfoy insults Buckbeak, the hippogriff lunges at him and harms Draco's arm. He then receives a capital sentence, but Harry and Hermione use the Time-Turner to swoop in right before he is slayed and save him. Hermione and Harry then ride Buckbeak up to Flitwick's office, where they free Sirius Black and allow him to escape on Buckbeak's back. 
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  (#13) Francis

  Owner: Horace Slughorn 

  Species: Fish 

  Notable Skills: Francis starts his life as a lily petal that Lily Potter transfigures to become a fish as a gift for Professor Slughorn. 

  Best Trait: He brings great joy to Professor Slughorn. 

  Worst Trait: He is connected to Lily, creating double sadness for Slughorn when the fish disappears. 

  Most Memorable Moment: Slughorn tells the story of Lily Potter's gift to him during her time at Hogwarts. He reveals that Lily set a petal to float inside a bowl of water. When Slughorn walked in, the petal fell and turned into a fish. Slughorn kept the fish for many years, only to find that one day the fish had disappeared. Francis's disappearance was caused by Lily's demise at the hands of Voldemort, as the fish was tied to her life. 

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