Cat

Cat
Species information
Eye colour	Varies
Hair colour	Varies by breed
Related to	Leopard Lion Lynx Kneazle Matagot Nundu Tiger Wampus cat Zouwu
Native to	Worldwide
Height of average adult	Varies by breed
Length of average adult	Varies by breed
Mortality	Mortal
Distinction	Small and furry Clawed Predatory and carnivorous Kept as pets by humans
Affiliation	Muggles Wizardkind
Status	Extant

"I don’ like cats, they make me sneeze."

— Rubeus Hagrid's dislike of cats

A cat is a small, furry domesticated mammal of the feline family, which was used in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds as a pet.

Description

Cats in cages in the Magical Menagerie

Cats were sometimes kept as pets of witches and wizards. Students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were allowed to bring cats, among owls and toads, as their permitted pet at the school. The Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley had many cats for sale. Among the students known to have brought cats were Hermione Granger and Millicent Bulstrode.

The Felifors Spell was a Transfiguration spell which could transform cats into cauldrons. It was taught to third-year students in Transfiguration during the 1986–1987 school year at Hogwarts by Professor McGonagall.

Rubeus Hagrid remarked to Harry Potter on 31 July 1991 in Diagon Alley that he disliked cats, as they made him sneeze, as he was allergic to them. His pet dog Fang once had a fear of cats as a puppy after an aggressive encounter with Mrs Norris.

Hermione having partially turned into a cat

On 25 December 1992, Hermione accidentally partly transformed herself into a cat with a botched Polyjuice Potion, having inadvertently added a hair from Bulstrode's cat, believing the hair belonged to its owner. As the potion was not intended for cross-species transformations, this resulted in Hermione spending the rest of her Christmas holidays in the school's Hospital Wing to be returned to normal.

Cats were also able to interbreed with Kneazles, and generally had up to eight kittens in every litter. Some wizards and witches made a living by breeding Kneazles or part-Kneazles. Arabella Figg, a Squib, made her living in this manner.

It was a possible corporeal form of the Patronus Charm. Minerva McGonagall's Patronus was a cat. There were also Animagi wizards and witches who could assume the form of a cat, notably Minerva McGonagall.

They could see or detect Dementors, as Mr Tibbles was able to inform his owner Arabella Figg of the Dementors present in Little Whinging on 2 August 1995.

In addition to having a persian cat Patronus, Dolores Umbridge seemed to have a fondness for kittens (baby or young cats). She owned a set of ornamental plates featuring kittens as well as pink notes with pictures of kittens in the corners, and attached one with the note "To be punished" to a wanted poster of Harry Potter labelling him as "Undesirable Number One". However, she found the real ones to be too much of a hassle to take care of, so she only focused on cat-themed decorations.

Types of cats

A white cat

A persian cat

Coat types

• Black cat
• Black and white cat
• Calico cat
• Ginger cat
• Tabby cat
• Tortoiseshell cat
• White cat

Breeds

• Ocicat
• Siamese cat
• Nebelung cat
• Russian blue cat
• Persian cat

Known cats

Pure-breed cats

• Mrs Norris
• Fuzzclaw

Half-cat half-Kneazle

• Crookshanks
• Mr Tibbles
• Mr Paws
• Tufty
• Snowy

Unspecified genetics

• Millicent Bulstrode's cat
• Madam Rosmerta's cat
• The Potters' cat
• Sybill Trelawney's cat
• Cat belonging to Tertius's brothers
• Jacob's sibling's cat
• Aberforth Dumbledore's cat
• Constance Pickering's cat
• Weasley family cat

Known cat Patronuses

• Dolores Umbridge
• Minerva McGonagall

Known Animagus cats

• Minerva McGonagall
• Unidentified registered Animagus

Behind the scenes

Possible cats that can be purchased in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

Minerva McGonagall's cat Patronus in POP! Vinyl form

• In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Aberforth Dumbledore lied to some Death Eaters in Hogsmeade about wanting to put his cat out to break curfew, when in reality he was concealing the fact that he had just let the trio enter his pub for protection. It is unknown if Aberforth actually owned a pet cat or not.
• In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Vernon Dursley blamed the loud thumping noises made by Dobby on a non-existent family cat. Additionally in this film, the Weasley family's fireplace featured a motif of an orange cat.
• In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Jacob's sibling (the player) can own a pet cat of customisable appearance, with several cat varieties available for purchase in the game. However, the player has to first purchase the cat with the default orange look before being able to select other varieties.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Appears as Patronus and decorative plates)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Appears as Patronus and decorative plates)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter (website)
• LEGO Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• LEGO Harry Potter
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells
• Wonderbook: Book of Potions
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
• The Making of Harry Potter (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hogwarts Legacy
• The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac