Scholastic chat/ what did we learn from this?

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 3795

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Kelley " <SKTHOMPSON_1 at m...> wrote:
> Well, Denise, I think someone posted that JKR gave the info at 
> some 'live' event that Mrs. Figg is a squib.  Is she perhaps the 
> person who will discover his/her magical abilities later in life?  
> (That could also be Filch, or Petunia--my hope, or Dudley).  I 
would 
> guess that Figg ~is~ Arabella Figg, but you're right, JKR didn't 
> confirm it. 

I think she did confirm it. Why can't a squib be an ally? A warrior
against Voldemort.

 We learned Lily's name was Evans, but this would have 
> been her father's name, we still don't know anything about her 
> mother, or her mother's family--wizards in the family tree?  Since 
> cats are important, one that wasn't mentioned that ~I~ think will 
be 
> important is Mrs. Norris.  Lily was in Gryff., can we figure the 
> Marauders were in Gryff. as well?  JKR laughed about Lily being 
> related to Vold, saying it was very 'Stars Wars-ish', so do we take 
> this as a "no"? 

An obvious no, and I really hope it puts an end to that speculation.
I think there are so many rich textured interpretations of Potterland
that we don't need the obvious ones...