Who is Crockshanks?

[Brooke]

No: HPFGUIDX 59879

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lunrbebe" <dscire at s...> wrote:
> Is it just me or do you have the feeling that Crockshanks is an
> Animagus? Look at the similarities...His name is very close to
> Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs and Moony. All cats have a crock in their
> back legs (shanks), so we could safely assume that his name is in 
code
> as well.
> 
> Another thing that bothers me is JKR always refers to him as orange,
> red, or ginger, could this be a referance to Lillys side of the
> family? I don't know if you know any redheads, I do, and what I have
> found is that it is a very strong gene. If you one redhead in the
> family your likely to have two. Harry inherited is dads black hair
> also a dominate gene. We have never found out what happened to 
Lilly's
> parents have we? Could crockshanks be his grandpa or long lost 
uncle? 
> 
> I know that Harry had once refered to his mother as muggle born, but
> do we know this as fact? Is it possible that Harry's grandparents 
were
> wizards and have laid low as a protection for Harry or themselves? 
> 
> Let me know what you think. I have a feeling that Crockshanks is a
> somebody, I just can't figure out who.
> 
> D

Hey.  I think Crookshanks might be an animagus too.  But if he his, I 
don't think we've been introduced to that character yet (in his human 
form, that is).  

At first I thought Crookshanks might be related to the Weasleys.  
Remember how JKR had written in a distant relative of the Weasleys 
when she first started writing book four?  Then she said she had to 
take that character out because her presence blew the plot.  Maybe 
Crookshanks is that distant relative?  Which would also furthur 
explain why Crookshanks was trying to get at Wormtail.  But then I 
realized that the only problem with this theory is that Crookshanks 
is a male, and the Weasley relative had been a female.  

Now my theory is that Crookshanks is definitely part kneazle (*see HP 
Lexicon online if you don't know what that is,) and that he once 
belonged to Mrs. Figg.  I think someone planted Crookshanks in that 
store so that maybe Ron, Harry, or Hermione would by him.  I know 
it's a stretch, but I really have this feeling that Crookshanks is 
suppose to be there to look after the trio - sort of like an animal 
form of sneakoscope.  Just my two knuts!

Brooke