Figg's cats

[fauntine_80]

No: HPFGUIDX 102951

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "halli" <hallisallimalli at y...> 
wrote:
> I wonder if anyone's noticed how smart Arabella Figg's cats are? 
She 
> put Mr Tibbles on the case to watch Mungdungus and make sure he 
> didn't take off, then reported to her when he did. Irrelevant? I 
> think not! In PoA, Sirus talks about how Crookshanks is one of the 
> more intelligent of its kind...not quoting here, sorry... I think 
> that maybe Crookshanks was sent to watch over Harry, or all three 
of 
> them (Ron and Hermione too) by Dumbledore, borrowed from Mrs Figg.
>  
> Seeing as how Crookshanks didn't appear until 3rd year, when it 
was 
> obvious how close they were, and how Crookshanks always tried to 
> attack Scabbers, the one who would turn out to be against Harry 
and 
> everybody. Just a thought. The only part that doesn't make sense 
is 
> how the woman Hermione bought Crookshanks from said he'd been 
around 
> for ages...although that could just be because she (or possibly 
even 
> Crookshanks) knew he was supposed to go to someone close to Harry, 
> to keep watch over him... Sorry if it's a stupid theory, or if 
it's 
> already been discussed, but I had to try it out...
> 
>          -halli


This has been sort of debated before about Kneazles.
I think that Crookshanks is part Kneazle (FBAWTFT)
Mrs. Figg's cats may very well also be part Kneazle as well as Mrs. 
Norris.  It would make sense for a Squib to want an intelligent cat 
around.


~Mo