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A cat is a small, furry domesticated mammal of the feline family,[2] which is used in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds as a pet.[1]
Description
Cats in cages in the Magical Menagerie
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 their 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.[3][4] It is a possible corporeal form of the Patronus Charm.[5][6] Minerva McGonagall's Patronus was a cat.[7] 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 his owner Arabella Figg of the Dementors present in Little Whinging on the 2 August, 1995.[4]
In addition to having a persian cat Patronus,[8] Dolores Umbridge seemed to have a fondness for kittens (baby or young cats). She owned a set of ornamental plates featuring kittens as well as pink notes with pictures of kittens in the corners,[9] and attached one with the note "To be punished" to a wanted poster of Harry Potter labelling him as "Undesirable Number One".[8] However, she found the real ones to be too much of a hassle to take care of, so she only focused on cat-themed decorations.[10]
Types of cats
Coat types
- Black cat[11]
- Black and white cat[11]
- Calico cat[11]
- Ginger cat[11]
- Tabby cat[11]
- Tortoiseshell cat[11]
- White cat[11]
Breeds
Known cats
Pure-breed cats
Half-cat half-kneazle
Unspecified genetics
- Millicent Bulstrode's cat[17]
- Madam Rosmerta's cat[18]
- The Potters' cat[19]
- Aberforth Dumbledore's cat[20]
- Sybill Trelawney's cat[21]
Known cat Patronuses
Known Animagus cats
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.[24]
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 1 (video game) (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
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- 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
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑
Cat on Wikipedia
- ↑ Squibs, FAQ section, www.jkrowling.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 2 (A Peck of Owls)
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 30 (The Sacking of Severus Snape)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 13 (Detention with Dolores)
- ↑ Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Dolores Umbridge" at Wizarding World
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 27 (The Lightning-Struck Tower)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10 (Kreacher's Tale)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28 (The Missing Mirror)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1 (The Boy Who Lived)
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
