There were 4 common types of pets in Harry Potter. They were owls, cats, toads, and rats.
Of the most frequent(familiar) pets, there is the owl.
Owls are cute fluffy, Owls are sort of the messenger in Harry potter. This makes them one of the most useful pets. However, because of that fact, they were the targets of villains. However, it is not their faults! Poor little owls!
Another common pet is the cat. Cats are fluffy and good, cute. However, they could not do such help in wizarding. They can not send letters, or do such things.
Next the toad. They are pretty small, so I guess they can hop into small places and spy. But those scenes did not appear in Harry potter. Therefore, I believe they aren’t the best pet ever.
Rats can do similar things wit toads too, but same reason, it did not happen. However, maybe they are better than rats because once, rats bit Malfoy(Though the rat was a human)
Out of the common types of pets, I believe that owls were the best.
However, as much as I love owls, if you include the least common pets, I think owls are not the best. The phoenixes are.
Phoenixes can deliver letters, like owls do. Furthermore they never die. In times when you are in danger, the phoenix can save you, buy just going in front of you, and they revive again. THis actually happened, such as fawkes receiving Voldy’s Killing curse aimed to Dumbly. They are immune to basically anything, even the basilisk’s gaze.(PS did u no that the basilisk is actually a lizard?). THey are also known to be very loyal to there owners, an stay with them until there owner dyes.
Therefore, out of all pets that came out in Hp, the phoenix was the best.
Quote" You can bring a owl, cat, toad, or rat". *Dumbledore brings a phenix*
Honestly, it'd be SO cool to have a pet horse 🐎