Animagi, WAS significant Trevor/ Crookshanks

[Miles]

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I think we will see another animagus in book 7. Maybe some of you would say
"not another one, we've seen enough animagi".

I am not so sure. Ok, we learnt that there are only seven registered animagi
(McG among them), but four illegal animagi (Rita, Sirius, James and Peter).
Four illegal animagi seems to be enough - or not?
Maybe to have an unregistered animagus form is quite common among more
talented wizards and witches. And why not so? Even without criminal
intention, it's a good idea for getting rid of nasty people, listening to
confidential conversations or just for fun. I would not be surprised to
learn of much more illegal animagi.

I never thought of Trevor. But yes, maybe he is not what he seems to be. But
he didn't do anything suspicious up to now, so maybe he is just a running
gag, a means to characterize Neville.
But Crookshanks? Maybe it is really just the Kneazle half of him that
enabled him to recognise both Peter as "bad" and Sirius as "good". But I'm
not so sure. Crookshanks chasing Scabbers - likely for a cat, most likely
for a Kneazle. Crookshanks being friend of Sirius' dog form: surprising for
a cat, possible for a Kneazle. But Crookshanks shielding Sirius in the
Shrieking Shack, protecting him with his own life? A bit too much for a
Kneazle, maybe.

We considered Dumbledore's speech to Draco: "we can hide you more completely
than you can possibly imagine", and we thought of Regulus hiding as Mrs
Filch.
Regulus is Sirius brother. Read PoA again and keep the theory in your mind:
Regulus, younger brother of Sirius, hides as Crookshanks. It could explain
many things.

Miles, who prefers cats to dogs, even big black ones