Dursleys - Wizards

[annemehr]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67"
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> > Griffin782002 wrote:
> > This is my first post in this list. About the subject whether Dudley 
> > saw the Dementors or not, did anyone else had the impression that 
> > Mrs Figg although claimed she saw the Dementors, was in fast unable 
> > to see them?
> 
> 
> Carol responds:
[...] 
> I see no reason why Mrs. Figg would lie. I'm betting that she saw
> them. After all, she talks to cats. She's probably more magical than
> she thinks. (As I said in another post, Mrs. Figg is my candidate for
> the person who will do magic late in life under desperate
> circumstances.) Look what she can accomplish with just a bag full of
> catfood cans! :-)
> 
> Carol

Annemehr:
Maybe Dumbledore told her to! It reminds me of when Dumbledore
signalled to Harry that he should lie to Fudge about whether he knew
why they were in DD's office (OoP: 'The Centaur and the Sneak'). Lie
to Fudge to protect the innocent, yes?   The Wizengamot perhaps could
not be trusted to take Figg's evidence into account if they know she
couldn't see Dementors.  My two galleons says she can't -- and as JKR
seems to be spending some time in fandom, she may have seen this
debate, and we can hope for a definitive answer sometime.

On the other hand, I do think either Figg or Filch will be the one to
do magic under desperate circumstances late in life.  It just depends
on the location of the circumstances -- Privet Drive or Hogwarts. 
Even money on which one it will be.

Annemehr