Crookshanks

[sophierom]

No: HPFGUIDX 92666

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "puju02" <puju02 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mclellyn" <ellyn337 at e...> 
> wrote:
> >  
> > Gadfly McLellyn writes:
> > 
> > I still have suspicions that Crookshanks is an animagus.  
> > > Has anyone else noticed that the description of Mundungus 
> Fletcher and the description of Crookshanks are similar?
> > 
> Puja replies:
> I did make the connection with mundungus, but JKR's latest online 
> chat made me change my version for two reasons: first, she says 
> crookshanks is not really a cat (So i read in fantastic beasts 
that 
> he is an Kneazle.) And a Kneazle is not an animagus. Secondly, it 
> doen't sound like the genius of JKR to put the obvious connection 
> that people make. She has a knack of coming up with a bizzare, not 
> likely tale. Also, is mundungus is the relative animagus or the 
> animagus himself, what had he been doing in the magical minagerie 
for 
> so long when "no one wanted him"...just a thought,

Sophierom:

I posted on this a while ago (see post 91485: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/91485).  In the 
post, I talk about the similarities in Mundungus and Crookshank's 
descriptions.  But, canon also shows that Crookshanks can't be 
Mundundgus in anamagi form because they're actually in the same room 
together in OotP.  Still, given the similar descriptions, I can't 
help but wonder if there's some sort of connection between the two. 
This could be a thematic or plot connection and not necessarily an 
actual blood connection.  Perhaps JKR is suggesting the Dung, like 
Crookshanks in POA, will be instrumental in some future plot.  

Sophierom