Harry Potter · Character
Crookshanks
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 3
Crookshanks is a supporting character in Harry Potter (Book 3).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- young adult
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 3
- Books
- 2
Crookshanks is Hermione Granger's enormous, bandy-legged ginger cat, a half-Kneazle whose squashed face and insolent yellow eyes hide a sharp intelligence. Bought by Hermione at Magical Menagerie in Prisoner of Azkaban, he relentlessly hunts Ron's rat Scabbers, sparking a bitter feud between his owner and Ron, until he is vindicated when Scabbers is revealed to be Peter Pettigrew and Crookshanks is shown to have been helping Sirius Black all along. By Goblet of Fire he has settled into a calmer role as an aloof but affectionate presence in Gryffindor Tower, even curling up in Harry's lap during late-night study sessions, though his bristling bottlebrush tail still gives away his moods.
Description
Crookshanks is an enormous ginger cat with thick and fluffy fur that can stand on end when agitated or alarmed. He has a grumpy, ugly, squashed face that looks as if he ran headlong into a brick wall, paired with wide yellow eyes that fix insolently on those around him. His bandy bowlegged legs allow him to crouch low, pounce, and move with surprising lightness while his long bushy bottlebrush tail swishes and bobs behind him. Crookshanks is a large, furry ginger cat with thick, tousled orange coat and short, bandy legs. His broad face looks distinctly squashed, giving him a blunt, unusual profile, and his bottlebrush tail is especially full and expressive. He carries himself with sturdy confidence, often arching his back or curling into a compact, cushion-like heap; his purr lends a softer note to his watchful air.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Harry Pottercompanion
Initially a source of tension among Harry's friends, Crookshanks later shows Harry surprising affection, sleeping in his lap during late study sessions.
Hermione Grangerpet cat
Hermione's devoted cat; she defends him fiercely through his feud with Scabbers in Book 3, and he stays her loyal lap companion in Book 4.
Story so far
BOOK 3Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Hermione buys him at Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley, where he immediately leaps at Ron's rat Scabbers
- Repeatedly stalks Scabbers, causing a prolonged falling-out between Ron and Hermione
- Befriends Sirius Black in his dog form and helps him, including stealing the Gryffindor passwords list
- Leads the way through the Whomping Willow passage to the Shrieking Shack, pressing the knot to freeze the tree
- His suspicion is vindicated when Scabbers is unmasked as Peter Pettigrew
BOOK 4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Travels to Hogwarts with Hermione on the Hogwarts Express, curling in her lap
- Remains a constant fixture of the Gryffindor common room
- Curls up on Harry's lap while he studies late at night
- Stalks off indignantly when Harry abruptly stands up
Appearances
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