Crookshanks (was: Beauty over personality? RE: choosing pets

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Maria Vaerewyck"
<maria8162001 at ...> wrote:

> Yes, but crookshanks is exceptional, I don't know if JKR has debunk 
> this idea already, or if there are others out there that think that 
> perhaps crookshanks is Regulus or any other wizard? Cheers.
>
JKR has stated that Crookshanks is not an Animagus but he is half-
Kneazle. 

Separately, she has stated that Mrs. Figg 'does a roaring trade' in 
cat-Kneazle cross-breeds. At first I thought that was silly, as anyone
can get a cat for free, and why not get a Kneazle if you want a
Kneazle?  But people on these lists pointed out that pure Kneazles
have to be registered with the Ministry of Magic, and part-Kneazles
presumably don't.