Squibs and Cats

[ryderrobin]

No: HPFGUIDX 74562

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mongo62aa" <mongo62aa at y...> 
wrote:

It looks to me that it is not so much that squibs have the ability 
> to communicate with cats, but that cats are able to recognise and 
> understand squibs.  In other words, the ability to communicate is 
> inherent in the cats, not the humans.

JKR hinted that cats are special in the HP world:
Q: Is there something more to the cats appearing in the books than 
first meets the eye? (i.e. Mrs. Figg's cats, Crookshanks, Prof. 
McGonagall as a cat, etc.)

A: Ooooo, another good question. Let's see what I can tell you 
without giving anything away....erm....no, can't do it, sorry.
(Scholastic.com, October 16, 2000, Online Chat)

Pruneau