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. First year 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]. Cats are producable as a Patronus. There are also Animagi wizards and witches, some of whom can assume the form of a cat.
Known cats
- Crookshanks (Half-Kneazle)
- Mrs. Norris
- Mr. Tibbles
- Mr. Paws
- Tufty
- Snowy
- Millicent Bulstrode's cat
- Madam Rosmerta's cat
- The Weasleys' cat
- The Potters' cat
- Aberforth Dumbledore's cat
- Sybill Trelawney's 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.
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