I got Crookshanks as a kitten when I was 10 right before summer started. I begged dad for a cat for a long time before this and finally he mannaged to come up with the idea that the cat would be a "mouser" and catch the mice in our garage.
I had read all of the Harry Potter books there had been so far and I recalled the name Crookshanks from Hermione's cat and I decided I wanted an orange tomcat that I could name Crookshanks.
I was at a socer tournament and dad showed up with my step brother Isaac and I noticed that there was a little fluffly thing clinging to his shirt and I couldn't concentrate the whole rest of the game.
I finally got him and held him the whole way home and pet him and taught him his name. He meowed and scratched me...
Finally we got home and I put him in his box and went to sleep and then 2 years later, now, he knows his name!
He also knows how to sit, beg, and roll over and he is more smart then most people's dogs that I know of! He will do ANYTHING for a Kitty Treat! OR Tender Vittles!
Crookshanks was very good friends with Sport and used to sleep curled up in his tail. Crookshank's birthday is April 4th, 2 days before mine, one day before my dad's, and 18 days before my mom's! (April 22)
Crookshanks is the coolest cat because
a) he is the only cat that we've had at this house(the only cat I have EVER had) that hasn't gotten run over
b) he's really smart
and
c) If a person is walking or jogging on the road in front of our house, he will run out and roll over on his back and let them rub his stomach!!
HE ROCKS!!!