[HPforGrownups] Re: Unknown animagi

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 42127


LD writes:

> What about Trevor the toad? There has to be a reason he keeps escaping
> from Neville, and (hoping I'm not getting a severe case of
> celluloid-induced-madness) exactly HOW did he get lost on the Hogwarts

I've always wondered myself how that toad disappears so much.  Yet he's even
in class with Neville.  And it was a gift from Neville's Great Uncle, the
same one who dropped him out a window and discovered his hidden magical
powers.  There's always been something interesting to me about that man.
Maybe he thought Neville needed someone else to keep an eye on him?

LD again:

> Or perhaps we should consider the feline form of Mrs. Norris? There's
> something very fishy going on with that cat, not least of all the way it
> has such an unusual bond with Filch. Thinking about it, what kind of a
> name is "Mrs Norris" for a cat anyway? Surely if it was normal it would
> be dead by now? It seems as though Mrs Norris has been there for years..
> How long do cats live ordinarily anyway?

Cats can live upwards of twenty years, but they don't usually get around as
easy as Mrs. Norris does.  Hmm, suppose that Filch had a childhood
sweetheart and she turned out to be a witch while he turned out to be a
squid?  Perhaps it would be beneath a true witch to fall in love with a
squid.  So she took on a cat form?  Or maybe she's just a weird cat. :)

Lilac writes:

> I used to think Crookshanks was, but I've read many theories on the
interenet that he is
> actually a Kneazle or part-Kneazle, and I am leaning more toward that.
The description from
> Fantastic Beasts says (pg 24-25):

> "...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 (Me:  Scabbers in POA) and can
be relied upon
> to guide its owner safely home if they are lost....Kneazles are
sufficiently unusual in
> appearance to attack muggle interest."

I think Crookshanks is not a normal cat, whether a kneazle or animagi, I'm
still not certain.  Perhaps you're right with the "part-Kneazle" theory.
Because the Fantastic Beast guide says it has "a tail like a lion."
Crookshanks is described as having a "bottlebrush tail" which doesn't quite
remind me of a lion's tail.  The guide also says "Kneazles have up to eight
kittens in a littler and can interbreed with cats."  Hmm, how about that?
So it is possible to produce a half cat-half kneazle creature, which may
well be Crookshanks.

Richelle