Thinking of Senor Scratchy as Agatha's familiar and it's like, it's such an interesting choice. Rabbits are just cute in general and I wouldn't really associate rabbits with Agatha...and yet...
Across Ireland and Scotland, rabbits were once believed to be another alternate form a witch could take on. It’s no wonder why. According to other ancient religions, several goddesses have chosen the rabbit specifically as their sacred animals as well; Aphrodite, Hecate and Artemis (hare), Holda a Germanic goddess who had torch-holding hares as a part of her attendants. They have been associated with the ability to commune to the Faerie world. Perhaps because the animal itself is usually seen during the ‘in-between hours’ of rising dawn and sunset. Their quick movements and natural habits are interpreted as access to hidden knowledge.
Rabbits as potent symbols of all aspects of fertility, were depicted as companions to Kourotrophis, who is sometimes Hekate, Artemis, Hermes or another deity. Guardian of Children was a role assigned to many of them.
The connection of rabbits with rebirth predates the Christian association. Egyptian hare hieroglyphics are thought to mean “to be” or “being.” Three rabbits in a circle as symbolic of the life-death-rebirth cycle are found throughout many parts of the world, including Christian churches.
