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** Alice has the ability to ''[[{{Shapeshifting}} turn into]]'' a cat.

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** Alice has the ability to ''[[{{Shapeshifting}} turn turn]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting into]]'' a cat.

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** Alice doesn't own a cat but she clearly likes/spends a lot of time with cats.

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** Alice doesn't own a cat but she clearly [[KindheartedCatLover likes/spends a lot of time with cats.cats]].


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** All witches ''are'' female cats who [[HumanityEnsues found a way to transform into humans]], but because this transformation consumes a lot of their power, they stay in binomes and switch roles constantly.

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* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic.

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* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic.'''Justified''':
** CatsAreMagic.
** Cats are treated as a nuisance and witches are outcasts, so they get together easily.
** Alice is a KindheartedCatLover.
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** Alice is a CatGirl who knows a lot of magic.
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* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic; the witch doesn't own a cat: she ''is'' one.

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* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic; the witch doesn't own a cat: she ''is'' one.CatsAreMagic.
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* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic.

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* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic.CatsAreMagic; the witch doesn't own a cat: she ''is'' one.
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** alice has a pet tiger
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** alice has a pet tiger

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's cat isn't black and the other witches tease her about it.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Laughs''':
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Alice's cat isn't black and the other witches tease her about it.it.
** Alice's cat likes to curl up on her spellbooks when she's trying to use them, knock potion bottles off the table, and generally get underfoot at comedically-appropriate moments.

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** Alice used to own a cat, but it has died.

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** Alice used to own a cat, but it has died. She has to finish mourning this cat before she can consider a new one.



** Alice is only a witch-in-training.

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** Alice is only a witch-in-training.witch-in-training and really wants a kitten from the cat belonging to her witchcraft teacher for when she graduates.



** But then either she changes her mind, she decides to adopt the cat and have two familiars, or another witch called Betty takes the cat.

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** But then either Either she changes her mind, she decides to adopt the cat and have two familiars, or another witch called Betty takes the cat.



** Alice is seen with a cat and appears to be doing magic, but then it turns out she can't do magic, but that's just because she's [[BroughtDownToNormal lost her powers]], then the cat appears to die, but it [[BackFromTheDead is resurrected]] or [[DisneyDeath didn't really die]], then a witch appears named Betty who doesn't have a cat, but that's only because her cat got stolen...

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** Alice is seen with a cat and appears to be doing magic, but then it turns out she can't do magic, but that's just because she's [[BroughtDownToNormal lost her powers]], then powers]]. Then the cat appears to die, but it [[BackFromTheDead is resurrected]] or [[DisneyDeath didn't really die]], then a witch appears named Betty who doesn't have a cat, but that's only because her cat got stolen...



* '''Enforced''': Qualifications for being a witch requires having a cat familiar.

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* '''Enforced''': Qualifications "The director says 'Qualifications for being a witch requires having a cat familiar. familiar' so get a cat in there."



* '''Defied''': Alice, for whatever reason, refuses to own a cat.

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* '''Defied''': Alice, '''Defied''':
** Alice the witch,
for whatever reason, refuses to own a cat.


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** If witches are trying to stay hidden, playing up the appeal of the KindHeartedCatLover deflects suspension (or at least hostility).

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* '''Enforced''': Qualifications for being witch requires having a cat familiar.

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* '''Enforced''': Qualifications for being a witch requires having a cat familiar.



** Cats get a bad rap for being associated with witches.

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** Cats get a bad rap for being associated with witches.witches and start getting mistreated by non-magic folk.


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** If witches are trying to stay hidden, their insistence on owning cats keeps ratting them out.

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* '''Enforced''':

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* '''Enforced''':'''Enforced''': Qualifications for being witch requires having a cat familiar.


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** Wanting to frame Alice as a witch, Diane plants a cat in her room as proof to an angry mob.


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** The story follows Middle Eastern or Islamic tropes and norms where cats are almost holy and revered, and therefore wicked witches want nothing to do with cats.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice, Betty etc. down to Zelda are witches who have cats. You can’t be a witch without a cat, and vice versa.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice used to own a cat, but it has died.
* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic.
* '''Inverted''': A talent in witchcraft automatically includes allergy to cats.
* '''Subverted''': Alice keeps a black cat which is very close to her, but she can’t do magic.
** Alice keeps an adorable puppy as her familiar.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice is a cat turned into a [[HumanityEnsues human]], and the cat is the real witch Betty in disguise.
* '''Parodied''': If you buy a cat, you get a flying broom and a ''Witchcraft for Beginners'' manual free of charge.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Alice, Betty etc. down to Zelda are witches who have cats. cats.
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You can’t be a witch without a cat, and and/or vice versa.
** Alice is a very powerful witch who owns [[CrazyCatLady a whole clowder of cats.]]
** Alice has the ability to ''[[{{Shapeshifting}} turn into]]'' a cat.
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice used to own a cat, but it has died.
** Alice doesn't own a cat but she clearly likes/spends a lot of time with cats.
** Alice has a catlike CartoonCreature.
** Alice is only a witch-in-training.
* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic.CatsAreMagic.
* '''Inverted''': A talent in witchcraft automatically includes [[PlotAllergy allergy to cats]].

* '''Inverted''': A talent '''Subverted''':
** Alice keeps a black cat which is very close to her and [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane at times it seems like she's doing magic]], but it turns out that she can’t do magic.
** Alice is looking for a familiar and looks at a cat for a few moments, before picking a puppy instead.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Alice is a cat turned into a [[HumanityEnsues human]], and the cat is the real witch Betty
in witchcraft automatically includes allergy to cats.disguise.
* '''Subverted''': Alice keeps a black cat which is very close to her, but ** But then either she can’t do magic.
** Alice keeps an adorable puppy as
changes her familiar.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice is a cat turned into a [[HumanityEnsues human]], and
mind, she decides to adopt the cat is the real and have two familiars, or another witch called Betty in disguise.
takes the cat.
* '''Parodied''': If you buy a cat, you get a flying broom and a ''Witchcraft for Beginners'' manual free of charge.charge.
* '''Zigzagged''':
** Alice is seen with a cat and appears to be doing magic, but then it turns out she can't do magic, but that's just because she's [[BroughtDownToNormal lost her powers]], then the cat appears to die, but it [[BackFromTheDead is resurrected]] or [[DisneyDeath didn't really die]], then a witch appears named Betty who doesn't have a cat, but that's only because her cat got stolen...
** Some witches have cats, some don't.
* '''Averted''': There are no witches, no cats, or witches and cats are not associated.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''':
** "She can't be a witch, Bob-no cat!"
** "Why do all the witches have cats?"
* '''Invoked''': Alice's witchcraft mentor Charlie gives her a cat.
* '''Exploited''':
** Alice's cat can help her with her magic.
** While not everyone with a cat is a witch, since all witches have cats, people can rule out cat-less people as witches.
* '''Defied''': Alice, for whatever reason, refuses to own a cat.
* '''Discussed''': "If I'm going to become a witch, should I get a cat?"
* '''Conversed''': "So when did the whole 'witches-have-cats' thing start?"
* '''Implied''':
** Alice owns a cat and sometimes appears to be doing magic.
** Alice is a witch and in scenes that take place at her house, meowing can be heard in the background.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Cats get a bad rap for being associated with witches.
** Cats are given to rookie witches who have no idea how to look after them.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Not all witches are bad, and the general public is made aware of this after Alice saves a lot of lives.
** Witches have to earn their cats by knowing many things, including how to properly care for a cat.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's cat isn't black and the other witches tease her about it.
* '''Played for Drama''':
** The plot revolves around the cat being in danger.
** Diane, a non-magical woman, is falsely accused of being a witch and people want to execute her because she owns a cat.
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** Alice keeps an adorable puppy as her familiar.
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'''Basic Tropes''': Witches are closely associated with cats.
* '''Straight''': Alice is a witch and keeps a black cat as her familiar.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice, Betty etc. down to Zelda are witches who have cats. You can’t be a witch without a cat, and vice versa.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice used to own a cat, but it has died.
* '''Justified''': CatsAreMagic.
* '''Inverted''': A talent in witchcraft automatically includes allergy to cats.
* '''Subverted''': Alice keeps a black cat which is very close to her, but she can’t do magic.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice is a cat turned into a [[HumanityEnsues human]], and the cat is the real witch Betty in disguise.
* '''Parodied''': If you buy a cat, you get a flying broom and a ''Witchcraft for Beginners'' manual free of charge.

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