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"As I recall, you once called the nearest gutter pipe home."

— Voldemort, scolding Wormtail, mentioning a rat's habitat^[src]

Rats are small mammals of the order Rodentia, distinguishable from mice by their larger size. Rats are typically regarded as vermin or pests, although they can be domesticated and kept as pets, as well as tested in labs. The most common species of pet rat is the Brown/Norway Rat, or Rattus norvegicus.^[1]

Rats can also serve as pets for wizards and witches, although they typically only live for two or three years, and are not as popular as owls or cats.

Body parts from rats, such as the tail and spleen, are used as ingredients in potions, such as the Shrinking Solution. According to Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit, dead rats should be fed to dragons as a reward for good behaviour. Despite this, after just a couple of weeks of growth, Rubeus Hagrid was feeding the young dragon Norberta (known at the time as "Norbert") dead rats by the crate.

Illyius's Patronus was a rat, which was originally scorned by his villagers for its small size. However, once that Patronus defeated a horde of Dementors sent by Raczidian, the village would forever commemorate any rat-form Patronus is considered to be the most esteemed.

The Weasley family kept a pet rat named "Scabbers" for twelve years, owned first by Percy Weasley and later by his younger brother Ron. The fact that Scabbers managed to live for over twelve years greatly surpassed the life

expectancy of an average rat, making people think that he was special. However, it was revealed in 1994 that Scabbers was actually an unregistered Animagus named Peter Pettigrew, also known as "Wormtail," who had gone into hiding after Lord Voldemort's disappearance in 1981.

After fleeing Britain following his exposure, Pettigrew made his way to Albania, where he heard from the rats living in the area of Voldemort's presence in the forest.

The Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley sells sleek black rats that can use their tails as skipping ropes. These may have had a longer lifespan than ordinary rats, as the clerk suggested them to Ron as "something a bit more hard-wearing" than a common garden rat.

While hiding in a cave near Hogsmeade during the 1994–1995 school year, Sirius Black lived off of rats while keeping watch over his godson, Harry Potter, during the events of the Triwizard Tournament.

Sirius regularly fed the hippogriff Buckbeak dead rats while keeping him at Number 12 Grimmauld Place. Whether this or Sirius's own aforementioned diet on rats during the 1994-1995 school year had anything to do with his contempt for Pettigrew, or if it was just out of convenience is unknown.

There is a spell that can turn a teacup into a rat and another to turn a small child into a rat.

Subtypes include the albino rat and the plague rat.

Known Rat Animagi

Peter Pettigrew

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ Rat at Wikipeida

[1] Rat at Wikipeida

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-'''Rats''' are small mammals of the order ''Rodentia'', distinguishable from mice by their larger size. Rats are typically regarded as vermin or pests, although they can be domesticated and kept as pets.
+{{Quote|As I recall, you once called the nearest gutter pipe home.|[[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], scolding [[Peter Pettigrew|Wormtail]], mentioning a rat's habitat|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}
-Rats can also serve as [[magical familiar]]s to [[wizards|wizards and witches]], although they typically only live for two or three years, and are not as popular as [[owl]]s or [[cat]]s.
+'''Rats''' are small mammals of the order Rodentia, distinguishable from mice by their larger size. Rats are typically regarded as vermin or pests, although they can be domesticated and kept as pets, as well as tested in labs. The most common species of pet rat is the Brown/Norway Rat, or ''Rattus norvegicus''.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Rat|Rat]] at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipeida]]</ref>
-Body parts from rats, such as the [[Rat tail|tail]] and [[Rat spleen|spleen]], are used as ingredients in [[potion]]s, such as the [[Shrinking Solution]]. According to ''[[Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit]]'', dead rats should be fed to dragons as a reward for good behavoir.
+Rats can also serve as pets for [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]], although they typically only live for two or three years, and are not as popular as [[owl]]s or [[cat]]s.
-[[File:Scabbers.JPG|thumb|left|The rat [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]] in [[1991]].]]
-The [[Weasley family]] kept a pet rat named "Scabbers" for twelve years, owned first by [[Percy Weasley]] and later by his younger brother [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]]. The fact that Scabbers managed to live for over twelve years greatly surpasses the life expectancy of an average rat, making people think that he is special. However, it was revealed in [[1994]] that Scabbers was actually a [[Death Eaters|criminal]] [[animagus]] named [[Peter Pettigrew]], also known as "Wormtail", who had gone into hiding after [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort's]] disappearance in [[1981]].
+Body parts from rats, such as the [[Rat tail|tail]] and [[Rat spleen|spleen]], are used as ingredients in [[potion]]s, such as the [[Shrinking Solution]]. According to ''[[Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit]]'', dead rats should be fed to [[dragon]]s as a reward for good behaviour. Despite this, after just a couple of weeks of growth, [[Rubeus Hagrid]] was feeding the young dragon [[Norberta]] (known at the time as "Norbert") dead rats by the crate.
+[[Illyius]]'s [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] was a rat, which was originally scorned by his villagers for its small size. However, once that Patronus defeated a horde of [[Dementors]] sent by [[Raczidian]], the village would forever commemorate any rat-form Patronus is considered to be the most esteemed.
+The [[Weasley family]] kept a pet rat named "Scabbers" for twelve years, owned first by [[Percy Weasley]] and later by his younger brother [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]]. The fact that Scabbers managed to live for over twelve years greatly surpassed the life [[File:Rats.jpg|thumb|Caged rats in the [[Magical Menagerie]] on [[Pottermore]].]]expectancy of an average rat, making people think that he was special. However, it was revealed in [[1994]] that Scabbers was actually an unregistered [[animagus|Animagus]] named [[Peter Pettigrew]], also known as "Wormtail," who had gone into hiding after [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort's]] disappearance in [[1981]].
 After fleeing Britain following his exposure, Pettigrew made his way to [[Albania]], where he heard from the rats living in the area of Voldemort's presence in the forest.
-The [[Magical Menagerie]] in [[Diagon Alley]] sells sleek black rats that can play jump-rope with their own tails.
+The [[Magical Menagerie]] in [[Diagon Alley]] sells sleek black rats that can use their tails as skipping ropes. These may have had a longer lifespan than ordinary rats, as the clerk suggested them to Ron as "something a bit more hard-wearing" than a common garden rat.
 While hiding in a [[cave near Hogsmeade]] during the [[1994–1995 school year]], [[Sirius Black]] lived off of rats while keeping watch over his godson, [[Harry Potter]], during the events of the [[Triwizard Tournament]].
-Sirius regularly fed the [[Hippogriff]] [[Buckbeak]] dead rats while keeping him at [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. Whether this or Sirius' own aformentioned diet on rats during the 1994-1995 school year had anything to do with his contempt with [[Peter Pettigrew|Pettigrew]] is unknown, a coincidence or just out of convenience is unkown.
+Sirius regularly fed the [[Hippogriff|hippogriff]] [[Buckbeak]] dead rats while keeping him at Number [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. Whether this or Sirius's own aforementioned diet on rats during the 1994-1995 school year had anything to do with his contempt for [[Peter Pettigrew|Pettigrew]], or if it was just out of convenience is unknown.
+There is a [[spell]] that can [[Teacup to Rat|turn a teacup into a rat]] and another to [[Small Child to Rat|turn a small child into a rat]].
+Subtypes include the [[albino rat]] and the [[plague rat]].
+==Known Rat Animagi==
+*[[Peter Pettigrew]]
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{Mention}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
-*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]''
+*''[[Pottermore]]''
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Creatures]]
 [[Category:Pets]]
+[[Category:Rats]]