Mrs. Norris: A Character Study

[Brooks A. Rowlett]

No: HPFGUIDX 1180

Catlady writes:

> Cats are designed to specialize in hearing: a huge amount of their 
> brain is auditory cortex, and they have those dish-antenna ears 
> that swivel to focus the sound. They have a better sense of smell 
> than humans. And they have lousy eyesight. Mrs. Norris probably 
> 'notices' Harry by the sound of his breathing and heartbeat and the 
> smell of his nervousness, and stares 'at' him in some confusion 
> trying to see the Big Blob that is supposed to accompany that sound 
> and that smell.


This is actually just as good as mine.  But that leads to an interesting
question as well:
Coould Hedwig find Harry in the cloak?  Owls are even more
auditory-adapted than cats, since they are specialized to hunt at night.

-Brooks