{"id":489,"date":"2018-10-31T15:45:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/?p=489"},"modified":"2018-10-31T15:45:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:45:56","slug":"look-familiar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"Look familiar\u2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the spirit of Halloween, below are five partnerships between witches and cats that have featured in my life through books and films. Feel free to comment and add any of your favourites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<strong><em>Mog \u2013 of the Meg and Mog series.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMeg was a witch who always seemed to be getting into mishaps through her spellcasting. Mog accompanied her on her adventures, along with their friend, Owl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-490 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mog-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mog.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Gobbolino, the witches cat<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nGobbolino was born a witches cat; but he doesn\u2019t want to be. The story is terribly sad and I believe illustrates the need to belong. Despite the journey being melancholy, the ending is a happy one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gobbolino.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-491 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gobbolino.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Greebo, the Discworld series<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAnyone who has read the Discworld series with the witches in will know Greebo. He\u2019s a street savvy tom whose witch still sees him as her little bundle of kittenhood. Greebo is a wonderful asset to the adventures of the three witches, and there\u2019s some extremely comical character exchanges brought about by his behaviour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/greebo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-492 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/greebo-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/greebo-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/greebo-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/greebo-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/greebo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Salem \u2013 Sabrina, the teenage witch<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nRecently revamped by Netflix, this character was originally first met by the public onscreen in the 90\u2019s version of the programme with the same name. Salem is a wise familiar and helps Sabrina when she finds herself in situations she\u2019s struggling with.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ain.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Salem-new.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-494 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Salem-new-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Salem-new-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Salem-new.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Thackery Binx \u2013 Hocus Pocus<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThackery has an interesting back story; he wasn\u2019t always a cat. He was a young boy who found himself immortalised in feline form after crossing the three witches. In an attempt to stop them from returning, Thackery guards their house every Halloween.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jeremiah-Binx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-495 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jeremiah-Binx-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jeremiah-Binx-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jeremiah-Binx-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Jeremiah-Binx.jpg 855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the spirit of Halloween, below are five partnerships between witches and cats that have featured in my life through books and films. Feel free to comment and add any of your favourites. 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