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- "The tabby cat has a distinctive patterned coat which can have grey, brown or red stripes."
- — Advert at the Magical Menagerie[src]
A tabby cat is any cat that has a distinctive coat that features stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an "M" on its forehead. Tabbies are sometimes erroneously assumed to be a cat breed.[1]
History[]
McGonagall's Tabby Cat Animagus form
Tabby cat was one of several types of cats available at Magical Menagerie on Diagon Alley. One could purchase it for 9 Galleons.[2] Minerva McGonagall, former Transfiguration teacher and Headmistress at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was an Animagus that could morph into a tabby cat.[3][4]
See also[]
External links[]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Console versions)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Pottermore (First identified as Tabby cat)
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Tabby Cat on Wikipedia
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1 (The Boy Who Lived)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 (Talons and Tea Leaves)