“It states in the Hogwarts letter that you can bring an owl, toad, or cat but Ron brings his rat, Scabbers”
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Arnold the Pygmy PUff (Ginny), Lee Jordan’s Tarantula (definitely illegal, but so what). Pahtus ?????? any reptile, bird or mammal that is bigger, more dangerous or more ostentatious than those mentioned.
But realistically, the answer seems to be that, on closer inspection, the letter lists the animals under ‘other equipment’. So this would exclude anything that would give an unfair advantage.