[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 1408

[Laura Klotz]

No: HPFGUIDX 29673

>  From: "Wy Mar-Ren" <wy-mar-ren at flite.net>
>Subject: Re: Trevor
>
>Funny, I don't feel that way about Trevor, but I do think that way about
>Cruickshanks (sp)

I'm guessing you feel this way about Crookshanks :) because he's
inordinately intelligent, even for a cat?  J. K. Rowling has explained to
us that Crookshanks is part Kneazle, which accounts for his large
appearance as well as his super-smartness.  For those who have not yet
had the pleasure of reading "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by
Newt Scamander:

"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 agressive, 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."

I highly recommend this book for, as Hermione might say, a bit of light
reading.  Thoroughly educational.  ;)
~Laura K.
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