Crookshanks and Dumbledore's Gleam

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No: HPFGUIDX 27803

JKR has already said in an interview that Crookshanks is a Kneazle. A 
kneazle is a magical creature, described in fantastic beasts and 
where to find them (one of the "schoolbooks" that JKR wrote and which 
were published last spring for Comic Relief UK (they're about to be 
released in hardcover form, again for charity. Buy one!)). Kneazles 
are proficient at helping owners find their way home, and are known 
for spotting people who are shady or otherwise "nasty"- you might 
want to review our Magical Creatures faq or steve vanderark's lexicon 
at http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/index.html.
Also, in an interview, jkr said that crookshanks is part kneazle.
In the march messages, after FBaWTFT and before the interview there 
was much lively discussion of whether crookshanks had kneazle blood, 
because of his reaction to Wormtail.

And, btw, there has also been discussion of whether crookshanks' 
nonreaction to draco on the train is a point on the Not Completely 
Evil At Present chart. 

Also a lot of discussion has ensued here about Dumbledore's gleam. 
It's mentioned in the VFAQ - a very valuable resource for anyone who 
cares to read an overview of the over 35,000 posts to this group. 
It's a lot to read through, I know (no, you don't have to), but it is 
a good idea to look over the VFAQ at 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%
20Files/VFAQ.htm and visit the group's FAQs, which are a series of 
wonderful essays. You can find them through the VFAQ. 

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Janie" <jane_1w at y...> wrote:
> Does anyone else think that if crookshanks is Mrs Figg, then the 
cat 
> could also be related to Arabella. If arabella actually turns out 
to 
> BE mrs figg then this would be very logical as crookshanks arrived 
> just when Harry was needing someone to protect him (or the magical 
> community believed harry needed someone to protect him) from Sirius 
> escaping, and this could be the person! (if that makes any sense, 
> feel free to comment on it!!!)
>