: Polyjuice Hermione

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 106359

---Jason wrote:
> > Why does JKR go through the extra words and pages to turn 
Hermione
> > into a cat?... Is this just showing us that polyjuice is only for
> > humans?

mhbobbin writes:

Certainly to add humor and variety to the story. She also makes 
Hermione (the insufferable know-it-all) human by turning her into a 
cat. Hermione erred that time--it is not often she does.

But on an aside---
But isn't it interesting that the character who we most associate 
with cats is Arabella Figg, whose house smells of cabbage--a 
characteristic of polyjuice potion, and who possibly has a polyjuice 
relationship with the mysterious Perkins who works with Mr. Weasley 
at the MoM.  Mr. Weasley borrowed the tent from Perkins that seemed 
to be Mrs. Figg's flat.


mhbobbin