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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.[1]
It is a possible corporeal form of the Patronus Charm.[2][3] Minerva McGonagall's Patronus is a cat. There are also Animagi wizards and witches, some of whom can assume the form of a cat.
Cats in cages in the Magical Menagerie on Pottermore
They could see or detect dementors, as Mr Tibbles was able to inform Mrs Figg.
Types of cats
A cat
- Black Cat
- Black And White Cat
- Calico Cat
- Ginger Cat
- Ocicat
- Siamese Cat
- Tabby Cat
- Tortoiseshell Cat
- White Cat
Known cats
Pure cats
Half-cat half-kneazle
Unspecified genetics
- Millicent Bulstrode's cat
- Madam Rosmerta's cat
- The Potters' cat
- Aberforth Dumbledore's cat
- Sybill Trelawney's cat
- The Weasleys' cat
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.
- 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".[4] However, she finds the real ones to be of a hassle to take care of, so she only focus on cat-themed decorations.[5]
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
- 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
Notes and references
- ↑ Squibs, FAQ section, www.jkrowling.com
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- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Dolores Umbridge" at Pottermore
