The other odd item occurred later that day, Harry was helping Ron bring his gifts up to his room, and he happened to look over at Scabbers. The rat was chewing on his front paw, and Harry noticed that the rat was missing a toe. He didn't say anything, wanting to get more information first. The first thing he wanted to do when he got back to school, was find out how long a normal rat is expected to live, because the rat had been there for as long as he could remember, first as Percy's rat, and now as Ron's.