The Crookshanks Connection Challenge Summary:The interesting activities of Crookshanks the Kneazle/Cat brings Hermione and Severus together. Ideas:In addition to the romance of HG/SS, use this challenge to explore the environment, Crookshanks, and new and interesting potions. Feel free to invent new places at Hogwarts or other areas. My Note to Authors:I don’t write fanfics, but I read them, lots of them. I always review any story I read. If you answer this challenge I will read and critique it. Degrees of Freedom:Story type is your choice. You can do a parody, humor, angst, etc. Point of View can be anyone you want.Rating can be G to NC-17. Place(s) and setting is up to you.War status- peace, ongoing war, Voldemort wins- its all up to you.Character death is up to you.Length is your choice, a one shot to a novel. Rules:Crookshanks the Kneazle/Cat meets with Mrs. Norris and McGonagall in cat form. Crookshanks does not have to meet both at the same time, your choice.Crookshanks life is saved by Snape.Crookshanks actions lead Hermione to discover something important about Snape via an object, place, event, etc.Crookshanks gets into a potions lab and as a result negatively affects some experiments while positively enhancing others. My only restriction here is no youth/age/beauty or love potions. Have fun with this rule, there are a lot of interesting possibilities here.Romance level. My minimal rule is HG/SS must have a passionate kiss, and Hermione must be of age when the kiss with Snape occurs. This means the story can start with HG being any age, but for the Snape romance she must be of age.Hermione breaks up with somebody.Hermione fails at something in school. (Hah!) The failure is a result of Crookshanks actions.Snape returns Crookshanks to Hermione at least one time.Use as many characters as you want, including OC s. But there must be at least two characters from this list:Percy Weasley, Trevor the Toad, Mad-Eye Moody, Mrs. Figg, Hagrid, Filch, Fawkes the Phoenix, Mundungus Fletcher, Avery, Lucius Malfoy, McNair, Remus Lupin, Mr. Ollivander, Madam Malkin, Marcus Flint, Millicent Bulstrode, Professor Binns, Kreacher, Adrian Pucey, Dean Thomas, Crabbe, Voldemort (Tom Riddle), Ernie MacMillan, Professor Sprout, Hermione’s Mom, George Weasley (but no Fred), Neville’s Mom, Mafalda Hopkirk, Alicia Spinnet, Moaning Myrtle, The Bloody Baron. Points 1. Mention Snape’s frock coat buttons2. A character says “you’re a very bad kitty!”3. Crookshanks being fed and having the litter box cleaned.4. People eat Dumbledore’s lemon drops5. There is a thunderstorm6. Someone falls into the lake7. A magic ritual is held outside8. They eat Yorkshire pudding in the great hall9. There is a Guy Fawkes day celebration10. There is a black cat with yellow eyes (Sorry I can’t help myself)11. Catnip comes into the story line [/color][/u][/b][/font]