Passing him on -- Late Summer 1987

I grinned.  "I'm betting he does," I said.  "Because he'll have loads more fun with me... so that'll make him live longer."  Of course I was teasing Percy, but still.  It was sort of true.

I rolled my eyes at Ronald, but I did enjoy his younger banter.  "Ah, well, he mainly sleeps all day," I pointed out to my younger brother.  "So I'm not sure how much more fun he will have under your care."  I could banter back with him, too.

I shrugged.  "It's alright," I said.  "He may as well have somewhere else to stay since you don't want him."  I always liked Percy's rat.

I was glad that Ron was so interested in keeping Scabbers.  "Great," I said to him happily.  "I'm sure he'll be plenty happy with you more than me anyways."

I laughed at Percy.  "You're probably right," I said simply.  "I'm a lot more entertaining than you."  Of course I was joking,, but it was still true.

I rolled my eyes at Ron, but in a caring brotherly way, of course.  "Ah, well, you'll do well with him then," I said to my youngest brother.  "I'm just glad you wanted him... I didn't want him to be just sitting here not getting attention while I was at school."

I nodded at Percy.  "Yeah, makes sense," I said.  "I think he'll enjoy having some different company."  I picked the rat up and looked at him.  "But he mainly just sleeps..."