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pigwidigon

Jul 19 2005, 01:04 PM

Okay maybe I am showling signs that I read the book WAY to fast..but what exactly is a pygmy puff?? I know that Fred and George bread them..so I know its some kind of animal..I am sure it is in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them but my copy is missing in action right now

and on that note if it is in there is there anything significant about it that would give us any clues about how it could help anything?? or is it just Ginny's pet?? its been bothering me since about half way through the book..
Thanks for your help guys

zee_fleur

Jul 19 2005, 01:19 PM

i don't know if it had an signifigants - i guess it was just a pet? But it seemed to be metioned alot in the book

Pixymajik

Jul 25 2005, 12:02 AM

Hey, I had a look up Fantastic Beasts, and it's not listed in there. I also reread the chapter and it doesn't really seem to say much about them does it? Hmmmm... very odd....

Snapelover

Jul 25 2005, 01:58 AM

What?!? They were little furry...things! I am sure we all love our theories, but come on man

Pygmy puffs? I know...they are the final Horcrux! And now that Fred and George are breeding them...oh well I give up my little joke now.

Perhaps the Pygmy Puffs were a last minute addition. Something Jo thought up and thought was a great idea to add to the story. Since Ginny never did have a pet that I can remember...

Pixymajik

Jul 25 2005, 02:51 AM

QUOTE (Snapelover @ Jul 24 2005, 07:58 PM)

Perhaps the Pygmy Puffs were a last minute addition. Something Jo thought up and thought was a great idea to add to the story. Since Ginny never did have a pet that I can remember...

Yeh, I thought that as well. Ginny named Ron's owl (Pig) but otherwise it just had her carrying Crookshanks or Pig.

samsmom

Jul 25 2005, 06:33 PM

A Pygmy Puff is a miniature version of a Puffskein, bred by Fred and George for sale in the joke shop.

Name: PUFFSKEIN
Description: A spherical shaped creature, it has a custard yellow colour fur and is found worldwide. It loves to be hugged and thrown about. It's very easy to look after this creature. It's a highly popular wizard pet and finds most of its fame with children.
M.O.M Classification: XX

It is meant as a pet, but who knows... it is mentioned a lot. Maybe the poor thing will go the way of the tribbles (a similar creature in the Original Star Trek. which was enjoyed as a pet, but died while eating stored grain, thus alerting those around that the grain was poisoned.)

gotta_luv_harry_potter

Aug 6 2005, 04:33 PM

I'm sorry but in my opinion everyone is reading way too much into this. I think pygmy puffs are just cute, funny that little animals that jk thought were funny. I guess I see your point about scabbers, but now it has been done. She already had an animal who was really a dark wizard working for Voldemort......jk is better then to use it again. If we kept reading the same plot line over and over again then it would get boring! Maybe he will play a bigger part in saving the day but with a pygmy puff....i doubt it.

SusanitaWeasly

Aug 6 2005, 05:36 PM

QUOTE

I'm sorry but in my opinion everyone is reading way too much into this. I think pygmy puffs are just cute, funny that little animals that jk thought were funny. I guess I see your point about scabbers, but now it has been done. She already had an animal who was really a dark wizard working for Voldemort......jk is better then to use it again. If we kept reading the same plot line over and over again then it would get boring! Maybe he will play a bigger part in saving the day but with a pygmy puff....i doubt it.

i agree with this. pygmy puffs are just pets that are funny and cute, they can't be something important otherwise there wouldn't be a lot of them in fred and george's shop

littlexoxlotte

Aug 6 2005, 09:32 PM

yea, i think it is just ginny's pet, but it must be a strange one to be bread by fred and george

Krys_58

Aug 22 2005, 10:38 PM

come on!!! were talking about fred and george!!! honestly a little creature they created is important? werent they the ones that thought of the joking saying "u no poo the constipation thats gripping the nation" or whatever. i think ur thinking to much of this-its fred and george!!! sorry

samsmom

Aug 28 2005, 07:17 PM

QUOTE (Krys_58 @ Aug 22 2005, 04:38 PM)

come on!!! were talking about fred and george!!! honestly a little creature they created is important? werent they the ones that thought of the joking saying "u no poo the constipation thats gripping the nation" or whatever. i think ur thinking to much of this-its fred and george!!! sorry

I don't necessarily think there's anything more to a pygmy puff than a cute pet, but NEVER underestimate Fred and George!!!!

I think they will prove MOST useful in the last book. They are extremely talented wizards, they even impress Hermione, and that's saying a lot!

I'll be looking to them to create something in the next book that will be very helpful to Harry or detrimental to the DE's. Remember, it was their darkness powder that allowed Daco to get the DE's out of the Room of Requirement. Ron said that he'd have to talk to them about who they sell their stuff to. The Ministry is buying their defensive stuff, and they will be back. I think they'll feel as if they need to do something to make up for their part in the fiasco, and it will be very creative!

Don't let their clownish exterior fool you. The power is there to help.

skater314159

Aug 14 2006, 04:44 PM

samsmom I agree with you

- I thought of Tribbles when I first read about Pygmy Puffs in HBP. I kept waiting for them to start eating ravenously and multiplying rapidly... but it didn't happen.

I guess they are just cute warm-fuzzies Jo put in there for amusement... but I was really hoping they'd cause mayhem like in The Trouble with Tribbles!

talli_tastik

Aug 29 2006, 03:23 PM

i dont realy know what a pygmypuff is but i dont think it will make the film same as fred and goerges joke shop because in the gof fire we didnt see harry give fred and goerge the money he won form the tri wizard tornemant to fund there joke shop so i think that will be cut from the film

Kymar

Sep 1 2006, 06:51 PM

But JK has stated that Harry will get a new pet. Maybe the pygmy puff? Maybe he will "inherit" it when Ginny dies (Ooohh, look - a whole new theory)

No, seriously, I think this is over-analysing, I don't think they pygmy puff is significant at all. There were lots of them for sale and Ginny just chose one at random, there was no mention of a specific reason why she chose that particular one, so I didn't get a sense of foreboding from it.

Interesting idea, though

Dumbledore's Widow

Sep 1 2006, 11:39 PM

If there is a significance to Ginny's pygmy puff pet, we don't know what it is at this point in time.

Has anyone else noticed that Arnold is not mentioned at all later in HBP?

What happened to it? Did Crookshanks kill it and eat it?

methany

Dec 4 2006, 06:04 PM

Well, maybe you're onto something here.

The thing is, haven't pets always been significant in the books? The owls of course, bring the mail and stuff, but I'm talking about Scabber and Crookshanks. Hagrid's 'pets'(if you can call a dragon and a three-headed dog pet) also played quite a role in the books. Not to mention Fawkes.

However, I don't think that Arnold the Pygmy Puff will be in the spotlight in the next book, but maybe some other pet.

Dumbledore's Widow

Dec 4 2006, 06:49 PM

QUOTE(methany @ Dec 4 2006, 01:04 PM) [snapback]274200[/snapback]

Well, maybe you're onto something here.

The thing is, haven't pets always been significant in the books? The owls of course, bring the mail and stuff, but I'm talking about Scabber and Crookshanks. Hagrid's 'pets'(if you can call a dragon and a three-headed dog pet) also played quite a role in the books. Not to mention Fawkes.

However, I don't think that Arnold the Pygmy Puff will be in the spotlight in the next book, but maybe some other pet.

I haven't figured out what role Arnold really plays. Is it of some significance, like Scabber's role was in the third book? (turning out to be Peter Pettigrew!)

Perhaps Arnold's role is the same as Crookshanks' role. Crookshanks is only a cat and Hermione's pet. Companionship is the only role it plays. Maybe Arnold is nothing more than just a pet.

By the way, what ever became of Arnold? Did JKR forget about him? Did Crookshanks eat it?

Or did Ginny do something to it that she shouldn't have? The Gremlins movie comes to mind!

Seriously, where is Arnold?

jiggery-pokery

Jan 7 2007, 04:15 AM

Sorry but “pygmy puff” isn’t in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them. I doubt there’s anything SUPER significant to them other than Ginny having one as a pet. Maybe this cute and fluffy ball will end up being an evil and dark object possibly trying to kill Ginny or Harry?

Pygmy_puff

Jan 7 2007, 07:41 PM

Well, i think the pygmy puff was in the story just to give it a bit of spunk! I mean what roll can a pygmy puff possibly play??

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Seriouslysirius

Jan 13 2007, 02:05 PM

I don't believe that the Pygmy Puff has any really signifagance..
J.K just mentioned for the benifet for Fred & georges shop. I believe.

It would be funny if it turned out to be a horcrux though.

Moon(I luv you Luna)

Jan 22 2007, 01:05 AM

I reakon Pygmy puffs are cute! I'd so want one if i were a witch. But sadly i can only dream *Sigh*

But yeah SeriouslySirius, i would be funny if it turned out to be a Horcrux! But i doubt that would happen. Since when did Voldemort treasure Pygmy puffs?

But maybe it'll be a sort of signifigent in book 7. Like imagine this: Ron trying to tell Hermione that he fancies her, but can't get the words out, so Arnold flys at Ron's back and knocks him into Hermione, accidentally kissing her? Lol, i'd love that, it would be funny!

loonyluna5

Feb 4 2007, 04:12 PM

I dont think the pigmy puff has any significance at all Just to look cute and be Ginny's pet : ]

keetedawn

Feb 7 2007, 03:33 AM

Although I am inclined to agree with most of the previous contributors to this thread that Arnold is just a pet and nothing more... I had to go back and reread what was written about Fred and George's shop. What if there was some validity to the fact that most of what was mentioned in the book that came from Fred and George's shop DID in fact have some importance in the storyline of the book. Look at the love potion, the darkness powder, the... was it "fanged whisbees"? I forgot the name, but anyhow, almost all of the items that are mentioned in the book that came from the Weasley's joke shop did in fact have a later implication to the story. Perhaps Arnold is able to get into a space that the people cannot and retrieve something they need???

jiggery-pokery

Feb 10 2007, 04:35 PM

You know what. I really don’t think pygmy puffs are really significant. I just think they’re these fluffy cute creatures that most girls would enjoy as a pet.

james pickles

Feb 11 2007, 01:44 PM

Well why just pick on Pygmy Puffs? What about those love potions and zit removers and fireworks and ton-tongue toffees and extendable ears. They are just inventions that JKR made up for Fred and George that is all to make it more exciting and to give you a real sense of magic. I mean in the first book there were those crackers that made massive bangs and gave prizes like a wizard hat and a wizard chess set etc. It was just used to make it seem more magical.

Hilly

Feb 12 2007, 12:49 AM

The only significance I can see for Pygmy Puffs is so that Fred and George can make more money... I agree with james, they were just created so Fred and George would have something fun and interesting to sell and it gives the book such a more magical feel. You're always guessing what the twins will create next, and this is just another one of their very smart and cunning inventions.

Packers

Feb 17 2007, 11:58 AM

i think the Pygmy puffs could have a role in the books, but more likly i think that they will just make the world of JKR more magical with this cute animal that is already being used for jokes by ginny

Potter4president

Feb 17 2007, 04:26 PM

Okay, I think it is possible that Pygmy Puffs will be important, but I doubt it. I think they could have a little significance but they wouldn't have a ton. Arnold is mentioned once. It says something about Ginny being in the common room (I think) and Arnold the Pygmy Puff riding on her shoulder. Then Ginny says that she told Romilda that Ron had a Pygmy Puff tatoo.

A lot of the things Fred and George made really do turn out to be important. They think they are a bit of a laugh but then they end up being used for something else. I think Pygmy Puffs are really cute, and they are most likely in the book for that reason: to appeal to the audience. I think they probably don't have a ton of significance, but it who knows? It is always possible.

lukeuk

Jun 17 2007, 09:16 AM

I agree that i dont think pygmy puff's will play a big part in book 7. i agree that they were just brought in because ginny didnt have a pet and i think that JK rowling wanted to make it origional as owls cats and toads have already been done, and the joke shop was a brilliant oppertunity to bring somthing like that in.

kt4441

Jun 18 2007, 02:15 PM

Yeah, I really don't think that the pygmy puffs will play a big role. And if you have ever read Fantastic Beasts and where to fing them you'd notice they wern't in there. I think J.K Rowling probably thought of them after the FB came out. Pygmy Puffs don't seem very beastly and they just seem like a background thing soon to be forgotten just like Dean Thomas and his West Ham football poster.

electricwaveplay

Jul 19 2007, 11:27 PM

pygmy puffs seem related to a puffeskin to me. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that Fred and George created these things, perhaps thats why thats why they are not listed in FBAWTFT.

Fury

Jul 19 2007, 11:34 PM

I remember Puffskeins from the PoS/SoS Video game for Playstation 1! Then pigmy puffs are probably small furry, and like to be hugged. That makes sense.