Cat

Warning! At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

A cat is a small, furry domesticated mammal of the feline family which is used in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds as a pet.

Description

Cats are sometimes kept as pets of witches and wizards. Students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are allowed to bring cats, among owls and toads, as a permitted pet at the school.^[1]

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, made her living in this manner.^[2]

It is a possible corporeal form of the Patronus Charm.^[3][4] Minerva McGonagall's Patronus is a cat. There are also Animagi wizards and witches, some of whom can assume the form of a cat.

They could see or detect dementors, as Mr Tibbles was able to inform Mrs Figg.^[5]

Types of cats

Coat types

• Black Cat
• Black And White Cat
• Calico Cat
• Ginger Cat
• Tabby Cat
• Tortoiseshell Cat
• White Cat

Breeds

• Ocicat
• Siamese Cat
• Nebelung Cat
• Russian Blue Cat

Known cats

Pure-breed cats

• Mrs Norris
• Fuzzclaw

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

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 labelling him as "Undesirable Number One".^[6] However, she finds the real ones to be of a hassle to take care of, so she only focus on cat-themed decorations.^[7]

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• 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 (Patronus Charm)
• 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)
• Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

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