Buttercup was a "hideous-looking cat" that belonged to Primrose Everdeen.[1] He later came into the ownership of Prim's older sister, Katniss Everdeen.[2] Years before the trilogy, Buttercup was found by Prim as a kitten. Katniss described him as "scrawny... [his] belly swollen with worms, [and] crawling with fleas." Katniss was averse to adopting him because it was another mouth to feed. She tried to drown Buttercup in a bucket, but Prim "begged so hard, cried even", that Katniss…