[HPforGrownups] Re: Crookshanks *is* part-Kneazle

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 17810

pjmonkey273 at yahoo.com wrote:

> i don't want to sound ignarant, but what is a Kneazle?

It's a magical creature discussed in one of the two "schoolbooks"
released for Comic Relief. Here, hang on...
:::flip, flip:::

"KNEAZLE
M.O.M. Classification XXX
The Kneazle was originally bred in Britain, though it is now exported
worldwide. A small catlike creature with flecked, speckled, or spotted
fur, outsize ears, and a tail like a lion's, the Kneazle is intelligent,
independent, and occasionally aggressive, though if it takes a liking to
a witch or wizard, it makes an excellent pet. The Kneazle has an uncanny
ability to detect unsavoury or suspicious characters and can be relied
upon to guide its owner safely home if they are lost. Kneazles have up
to eight kittens in a litter and can interbreed with cats. Licenses are
required for ownership as (like Crups and Fwoopers) Kneazles are
sufficiently unusual in appearance to attract Muggle interest."
(p. 24, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)

The explanation of the licensing requirement, by the way, made me think
that perhaps Hermione didn't need a license for Crookshanks because he
physically passes for a cat, albeit a big one. Nor does it say that
mixes must be licensed, just pure ones.

--Amanda


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