Malkin ( was a bunch of other things)

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 158421

> Sherrie here:
>  
> "Graymalkin" isn't one of the Wyrd Sisters - it's a cat.  One of the  
Sisters refers to her familiar, who is obviously a gray cat (or 
possibly a hare,  as the word "malkin" was used for both).  (It also 
meant a slatternly or ill-kempt woman.)
>  

Tonks:
Oh, my... what does this mean for Madam Malkin??  Does this mean that 
she is not the *in* place to get your robes? Is she shabby? Or maybe 
she can transfigure into a cat. Should we be watching her more closely?

Tonks_op