Cat

A cat is a domesticated creature who is used in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds as a pet.

Cats are sometimes kept as pets of witches and wizards. Students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are allowed to bring, among other animals, a cat as a pet. Cats are also able to interbreed with Kneazles, and generally have up to eight kittens in every litter. Some wizards and witches make a living by breeding Kneazles or part-Kneazles. Arabella Figg, a Squib, makes her living in this manner. Cats are producible as a Patronus. There are also Animagi wizards and witches, some of whom can assume the form of a cat.

Types of cats

 * Black Cat
 * Ginger Cat
 * Siamese Cat
 * Tabby Cat
 * White Cat

Pure cats

 * Mrs. Norris

Half-cat half-kneazle

 * Crookshanks
 * Mr. Tibbles
 * Mr. Paws
 * Tufty
 * Snowy

Unspecified genetics

 * Millicent Bulstrode's cat
 * Madam Rosmerta's cat
 * The Potters' cat
 * Aberforth Dumbledore's cat
 * Sybill Trelawney's cat
 * The Weasleys' cat (purported)

Known cat Patronuses

 * Dolores Umbridge
 * Minerva McGonagall

Known Animagus cats

 * Minerva McGonagall
 * Unidentified registered Animagus

Behind the scenes

 * In the film of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Vernon Dursley blamed the loud thumping noises made by Dobby on a non-existent family cat. Additionally in this film, the Weasley family's fireplace featured a motif of an orange cat.
 * In addition to having a cat Patronus, Dolores Umbridge seems to have a fondness for kittens (baby or young cats). She owns a set of ornamental plates featuring kittens as well as pink notes with pictures of kittens in the corners, and attached one with the note "To be punished" to a wanted poster of Harry Potter labeling him as "Undesirable Number One". However, she finds the real ones to be of a hassle to take care of, so she only focus on cat-themed decorations.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
 * LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
 * LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
 * LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
 * Pottermore
 * Harry Potter Trading Card Game
 * Harry Potter: The Character Vault (mentioned only)

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