- "... he walked straight into Ginny, Arnold the Pygmy Puff riding on her shoulder and Crookshanks mewing hopefully at her heels... his yellow eyes fixed upon Arnold..."
- — Arnold as Ginny Weasley's pet[src]
Arnold[1] was Ginny Weasley's purple Pygmy Puff,[1] or miniature Puffskein.[2]
Biography[]
Arnold was purchased from Ginny's brothers Fred and George Weasley at their shop in August of 1996.[2] Arnold was transported in a cage during the car ride from The Burrow to King's Cross Station on 1 September 1996.[1]
In the Gryffindor common room in Hogwarts he was seen playing with Ginny[3] or riding her shoulder.[4] It is likely that he was taken with the Weasleys when the family went into hiding in the spring of 1998.
Etymology[]
Ginny's father, Arthur Weasley, was mistakenly called "Arnold Weasley" in a 1994 Daily Prophet article written by Rita Skeeter. "Arnold" is also an anagram of "Ronald", a possible reference to Ginny's older brother.
Behind the scenes[]
- In the novel he is purple, but in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, he is pink.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Ginny has Arnold already in 1995 and the player can use him in the levels.
- According to the Hogwarts supply list, students are allowed to take an owl, a cat, or a toad to Hogwarts. However, it seems that Ginny was allowed to take her pygmy puff like her brother was able to bring his rat.
- Funko's Mystery Mini: Harry Potter S2 will feature the film version of Arnold has an exclusivity sold at Barnes & Noble only.[5]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World: Movie Magic Volume Two: Curious Creatures
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club) - "The Ministry cars glided up to the front of the Burrow to find them waiting, trunks packed; Hermione’s cat, Crookshanks, safely enclosed in his travelling basket; and Hedwig; Ron’s owl, Pigwidgeon; and Ginny’s new purple Pygmy Puff, Arnold, in cages."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 6 (Draco's Detour) - "“Haven’t you girls found our special WonderWitch products yet?” asked Fred. “Follow me, ladies. . . .” Near the window was an array of violently pink products around which a cluster of excited girls was giggling enthusiastically. Hermione and Ginny both hung back, looking wary. “There you go,” said Fred proudly […] “What are those?” She was pointing at a number of round balls of fluff in shades of pink and purple, all rolling around the bottom of a cage and emitting high-pitched squeaks. “Pygmy Puffs,” said George. “Miniature puffskeins, we can’t breed them fast enough.“ […] Ginny, putting a finger through the bars of the cage and watching the Pygmy Puffs crowd around it. “They’re really cute!” “They’re fairly cuddly, yes,” conceded Fred. […] “Mum, can I have a Pygmy Puff?” said Ginny at once. “A what?” said Mrs Weasley warily. “Look, they’re so sweet. . . .” Mrs Weasley moved aside to look at the Pygmy Puffs […] Mrs Weasley and Ginny were bending over the Pygmy Puffs."
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 11 (Hermione's Helping Hand) - “...Harry watched Ginny Weasley playing with Arnold the Pygmy Puff for a while...”
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 14 (Felix Felicis) - "As he was ducking toward the drinks table, he walked straight into Ginny, Arnold the Pygmy Puff riding on her shoulder and Crookshanks mewing hopefully at her heels […] Crookshanks trotted after her, his yellow eyes fixed upon Arnold."
- ↑ https://funko.com/blogs/news/coming-soon-harry-potter-mystery-minis-supercute-plushies