[HPforGrownups] McGonagall/Cats

[Calypso8604 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 30491

In a message dated 11/30/2001 7:30:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com writes:


> Does anyone know what cats are supposed to be?

The first thing that crossed my mind about cats is their attitude. They are 
very smart creatures, somewhat aloof, and demand respect.

Another thing that I know of cats is their importance to Egyptian culture and 
history. Cats are highly respected and were thought to be gods.

The next parallel would be the Cat/Witch cliche. We all know that the witches 
in HP are not the stereotyped witches we know of. McGonagall turns into a 
tabby rather than the cliched black cat. There is also the Salem Hysteria 
thoughts of cats being Wiccans in a transformed state. I know that belief 
must go back further than the year of the witch trials but I remember reading 
about quite a bit of this when I was researching for an essay.

- Calypso



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