Cat

Cat
Name	Cat
Locations found	Worldwide
Book information
First appearance	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Last appearance	The Tales of Beedle the Bard

A cat is a domesticated furry animal which appears throughout the Harry Potter book series. They are a pet in the wizarding world.

About

Cats are a choice of pet that students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry can consider bringing to the school, along with owls or a toad. They are a possible Animagus form, one which Minerva McGonagall could transform into. A cat is also a possible Patronus Charm. The Magical Menagerie sells cats.

History

Minerva McGonagall could transform into a cat after she trained to be Animagi. The day Harry Potter was taken to Privet Drive, she stayed in the road in the form of a tabby cat watching the house while she waited for Albus Dumbledore to arrive. Vernon Dursley saw her reading a sign which shocked him.

Rubeus Hagrid once told Harry that he didn't like cats because they made him sneeze.

In her second year, Hermione Granger created a Polyjuice Potion. She intended to transform into Millicent Bulstrode so she took a hair off her robe. Unfortunately, it was her cat's hair. The potion cannot fully transform someone into an animal so it caused her to turn half-human, half-cat. She had to spend the Christmas holidays in the Hospital Wing until she returned to normal.

For her third year, Hermione's parents decided she could buy an owl to take with her to Hogwarts. While she was browsing the Magical Menagerie, a half-cat, half-Kneazle called Crookshanks tried to attack Scabbers. After hearing how long Crookshanks had lived in the shop for, Hermione decided to adopt him.