Mrs. Norris

[magpie1112 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26970

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., sluther at t... wrote:
> what's a kneazle?????
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Kelly Hurt <klhurt at y...> wrote:
> > --- Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch <rowena_grunnion_ffitch at y...> wrote:
> > 
> > >I would say Mrs. Norris is a clear
> > >example of a familiar. She certainly
> > >isn't an ordinary cat.
> > 
> > Is she, perhaps, part kneazle, too?


With thanks to Newt Scamander's "Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find 
Them" (First American Edition pg. 24-25), here's the scoop:

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KNEAZLE
MOM 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 appearace to 
attract Muggle interest.

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Perhaps Mrs. Norris *is* a Kneazle (or part Kneazle, anyway).  And 
Filch received her from Mrs. Figg?  She of the cabbage-smelling 
(potion-smelling?), multi-"cat" house?

- Denise (who is going to check her "cats" ears and tail right now)