Mrs Norris
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Mrs Norris is the scrawny, sharp-eyed cat in the Harry Potter series who obsessively patrols Hogwarts alongside caretaker Argus Filch, often catching students breaking school rules.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs Norris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5269190 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mrs Norris Context triple: [Argus Filch, hasPet, Mrs Norris]
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A.
Lady Percy
Lady Percy is a noblewoman in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part 1," known for her sharp wit, emotional strength, and poignant confrontations with her husband, Hotspur.
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B.
Mrs Proudie
Mrs Proudie is the domineering, morally rigid bishop’s wife in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, noted for her overbearing influence on church and social affairs.
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C.
The Duchess
The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film in which Keira Knightley portrays 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
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D.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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E.
Lady Susan
Lady Susan is an early epistolary novella by Jane Austen that satirically portrays a manipulative widow navigating Regency-era society through charm and deceit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mrs Norris Target entity description: Mrs Norris is the scrawny, sharp-eyed cat in the Harry Potter series who obsessively patrols Hogwarts alongside caretaker Argus Filch, often catching students breaking school rules.
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A.
Lady Percy
Lady Percy is a noblewoman in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part 1," known for her sharp wit, emotional strength, and poignant confrontations with her husband, Hotspur.
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B.
Mrs Proudie
Mrs Proudie is the domineering, morally rigid bishop’s wife in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, noted for her overbearing influence on church and social affairs.
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C.
The Duchess
The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film in which Keira Knightley portrays 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
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D.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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E.
Lady Susan
Lady Susan is an early epistolary novella by Jane Austen that satirically portrays a manipulative widow navigating Regency-era society through charm and deceit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Harry Potter character
ⓘ
fictional cat ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| ability |
detect students out of bed at night
ⓘ
move silently through Hogwarts ⓘ |
| affiliation | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ⓘ |
| appearance | sharp-eyed ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (film) ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) ⓘ
linked to:
film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel) ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
| build | scrawny ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| eyeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alerting Filch to misbehaving students
ⓘ
patrolling Hogwarts for rule-breakers ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Argus Filch ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mrs. Norris from Jane Austen's Mansfield Park ⓘ |
| notableEvent | found petrified during the Chamber of Secrets attacks ⓘ |
| occupation |
Hogwarts cat
ⓘ
linked to:
Crookshanks
|
| owner | Argus Filch ⓘ |
| patrols | Hogwarts corridors ⓘ |
| patrolsWith | Argus Filch ⓘ |
| perceptionByStudents |
disliked
ⓘ
feared ⓘ |
| petrifiedBy | Basilisk ⓘ |
| petrifiedIndirectlyBy | Tom Riddle's diary ⓘ |
| petrifiedLocation |
Hogwarts corridor near the entrance to the dungeons
ⓘ
linked to:
Hogwarts dungeons
|
| relationshipWith | Argus Filch's closest companion ⓘ |
| rescuedBy |
Professor Dumbledore
ⓘ
linked to:
Albus Dumbledore
|
| residence | Hogwarts Castle ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Mandrake Restorative Draught ⓘ |
| role |
assistant to the Hogwarts caretaker
ⓘ
informant on student rule-breaking ⓘ |
| species | cat ⓘ |
| universe | Wizarding World ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs Norris Description of subject: Mrs Norris is the scrawny, sharp-eyed cat in the Harry Potter series who obsessively patrols Hogwarts alongside caretaker Argus Filch, often catching students breaking school rules.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.