squibs and cats

[TBC]

No: HPFGUIDX 64060


> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mugglemonkee" 
> <pooka2407 at a...>  wrote:
> > > What's up with the squib/cat relationship?
> > > 
> > > Filch & Mrs. Norris
> > > Figg & Mr. Tibbles
> > > 
> > > Does anyone else find this odd/interesting?

--- In reply, "beldasnoop" <beldasnoop at y...> 
> wrote:
> > Interesting.  Mrs. Figg has lots of other cats, too.  I wonder if 
> it 
> > means anything. Maybe Squibs in general have a certain longing for 
> > things magical, and the cats serve as a sort of emotional link to 
> the 
> > Wizarding World.

--- And then "eldee_2600" <eldee_2600 at y...> wrote:
> 
> It's not just that they own cats, they seem to understand them too. 
> Theres'a been a lot said about the strange way that Filch is almost 
> able to talk to Mrs Norris. And how on earth did Figg manage to send 
> Mr Tibbles off to spy on Harry? More to the point, what sort of 
> special cat is Mr Tibbles to understand and obey that command, and 
> then alert her when Mundungus Fletcher took off?
> 
> -ElDee

I figured Mr. Tibbles was at least part Kneazle, and Mrs. Norris, too.
They would then be better able to understand humans. Although, since
they are not described as 'sufficiently unusual in appearance to
attract Muggle interest' (from FB&WtFT) they can't be pure Kneazle.

TBC