Order of the Phoenix

[naama]

No: HPFGUIDX 7763

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Snuffles MacGoo <msmacgoo at o...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Ellimist15 at a... wrote:
> > Ok, back on topic. Dumbledore mentions three people when referring
> to the "old crowd": Remus Lupin, Arabella Figg, and Mundungus
> Fletcher. We are all familiar with Lupin, and we've discussed
> Arabella Figg enough already, but where have we heard the
> name "Mundungus Fletcher" before? It was in chapter 3 of "Chamber of
> Secrets".
> 
> Well spotted Ellie! I think this might be a logical inconsistency in the 
> JKRverse because why would someone who was a member of the 'old crowd' be 
> involved in dark arts? 
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I wouldn't say that throwing a hex is dark arts. Its not nice, maybe, but they do it all the 
time, Harry, Ron, everybody. (Its probably analogous in magic world to a slap in the face or 
a punch in the stomach).

Naama