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cats - centaur - Chameleon Ghoul - Chimaera - Chizpurfle - Clabbert - Clauricorn - Cluricaun - cockatrice - Cornish pixie - Crup

cats and cat-like creatures

McGonagall's Animagus form is a tabby cat with spectacle eye markings (PS1)
Mrs. Figg's cat/kneazle crossbreeds: Mr. Tibbles, Snowy, Mr. Paws, Tufty (PS2, OP2)
lots of them on Platform 9 3/4 (PS6)
Millicent Bulstrode seems to have a black one (CS12)
Mrs. Norris (PS8 etc.)
Cats of every color for sale at Magical Menagerie, including Crookshanks (PA4)
Kneazle (FB
J.K.Rowling's suggestive comment about cats in the books:
Q: Is there something more to the cats appearing in the books than first meets the eye? (i.e. Mrs. Figg's cats, Crookshanks, Prof. McGonagall as a cat, etc.)
A: Ooooo, another good question. Let's see what I can tell you without giving anything away....erm....no, can't do it, sorry. (Sch2)

Rowling does not like and is allergic to cats (JKR), an attitude she gave to Hagrid in the books (PS5).

centaur
XXXX - Greece

Centaurs are very mysterious creatures. They avoid Muggles and wizards alike (FB). Centaurs watch and read the signs in the stars and planets and they do not take sides in the events unfolding around them, which they have foreseen. They prefer simply to observe (PS15). The centaurs have chosen to be considered Beasts by the Ministry (FB) and do not take part in governing at all.

A number of centaurs live in the Forbidden Forest, including Ronan (PS15), Bane (PS15), Magorian (OP30) and up until Harry's fifth year, Firenze (PS15, OP27).

Chameleon Ghoul
XX (probably)

These ghouls are known to pretend to be suits of armour (CS10)

Chimaera
XXXXX - Greece

A vicious, bloodthirsty creature with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail. Chimaera eggs are classified as Class A Non-Tradable Goods. Dai Llewellyn, the famous Caerphilly Catapults player, was killed by a Chimaera while on holiday in Greece (FB).

Chizpurfle
XX - Origin Unknown

A magical parasite that lives in the fur or feathers of some magical creatures, and can also infest magical items (FB).

"chizz" Eng. cheat, swindle + "purfle" Eng. a fur trimming or embroidered border of a garment (NSOED)

Clabbert
XX

This arboreal creature resembles a cross between a monkey and a frog. Its smooth skin is mottled green. The Clabbert has short horns and a wide grinning mouth. Its long arms and webbed hands and feet allow it to move gracefully through the trees. On the Clabbert's forehead is a large pustule which flashes red when the Clabbert senses the approach of danger, including Muggles.

"clabber" Scottish and Anglo-Irish dialect word for mud, soft dirt, wet clay; as a U.S. dialect word, it means to curdle (as in turning milk sour) (NSOED).

Clauricorn
XXX - Ireland

See LEPRECHAUN.

Cluricaun
XXX - Ireland

See LEPRECHAUN.

cockatrice
Rating Unknown

A combination of a rooster and a dragon or snake. A cockatrice went on a rampage in the Triwizard Tournament of 1792 (GF15).

Cornish pixie
XXX - Cornwall, England

See PIXIE.

Crup
XXX

Magical creature that strongly resembles a Jack Russell terrier, except that a Crup has a forked tail. Crups are extremely loyal to wizards and ferocious toward Muggles. They eat almost anything (FB).

JKR has a Jack Russell terrier (TLC).

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