Miss Figg (Was a comment....)

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 2115

-Miss. Figg is a Squib actually (JKR told this to Blaise I think, 
errr maybe not specifically to her but..) We disscussed this last 
week I think.  But in my Opinon Arabella is probably a daughter or 
something but the two are most likely not one and the same.

Scott

Alix wrote
> The other thing that occurred to me was that Arabella Figg, who is 
mentioned as one of the old crowd, may well be related to the Mrs 
Figg who used to look after Harry.  And this got me thinking, what if 
Mrs Figg was a witch who had decided to live as a muggle during or 
after the period when Voldemort was in power.  She's surrounded by 
cats, traditional familiars of witches, and although we know Harry 
doesn't like her, it seems that his dislike stems from the fact that 
she's a bit old and batty and smelly, not because she's actually 
nasty in anyway.  So Arabella could be her daughter or even grand-
daughter, depending on the age gaps, and possibly be keeping discreet 
tabs on Harry's welfare that way?  Or, possibly Mrs Figg is a genuine 
muggle (more likely since we know the Dursley's horror of anything 
remotely magic) and Arabella is a muggle-born witch, or half-blood.  
Possibly, if Mrs Figg is a genuine muggle she could have had the same 
prejudices as the Dursley's and disowned her daughter, which could be 
another reason why they trust her with Harry.  JKR's normally careful 
of her details and let's face it, Figg's not exactly a common name, 
so it is at least likely that this or some other relationship could 
be the case.  OK, OK, the evidence is slim, I know, but when have we 
ever let that get in the way of a good hypothesis?
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