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Harry Potter · Question

What is the name of Hermione's cat?

Answer

Crookshanks

The story behind the answer

Crookshanks is Hermione Granger’s cat—a ginger, flat-faced, slightly bandy‑legged feline she buys at the Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley in Prisoner of Azkaban. The other names aren’t Hermione’s pets (for example, Mr. Tibbles is one of Mrs. Figg’s cats).

Crookshanks is part Kneazle, a magical breed known for keen intelligence and an uncanny ability to judge character. He distrusts Ron’s “rat” Scabbers and collaborates with Sirius Black’s Animagus dog form, helping reveal that Scabbers is actually Peter Pettigrew. Memory tip: “Crook-shanks” sounds like “crooked legs,” matching his bow‑legged look—picture a clever, crooked‑legged ginger cat faithfully shadowing Hermione through the stacks.

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