squibs and cats

[idlerat]

No: HPFGUIDX 65524

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> > > > What's up with the squib/cat relationship?
> > > > 
> > > > Filch & Mrs. Norris
> > > > Figg & Mr. Tibbles
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> > > > Does anyone else find this odd/interesting?
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> > > Interesting.  Mrs. Figg has lots of other cats, too.  I wonder if 
> > it 
 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?
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> Here's another question - why not snowball, fluffy, ginger, sooty, or 
> the 100's of other "normal" cat names... Why "Mr" Tibbles and "Mrs" 
> Norris?



Ingenius observations.  I'll add a speculation.  Maybe the cats
(obviously special magic cats of some kind meriting a certain
formality of address) are there to protect/help the Squibs; maybe a
Measure for the Promotion of Squib Welfare?

idlerat
who has considered suing JKR for defamation of rats