Professor Arabella Figg

[clairey at airy-fairy.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 16425

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., ESJ <neptune_1984 at y...> wrote:
> If someone has brought this up already, please forgive me. But, 
what if Arabella
> Figg was the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Book 
Five? Now that Vold.
> is in power and Dumbledore is starting to round up his posse, I 
would think that
> she would be there as a teacher to not only help Dumbledore but to 
help Harry.
> Maybe Mrs. Figg is a much more powerful figure than imagined, 
because maybe she's
> the reason Harry has to stay at the Dursley's every summer because 
she's protecting
> Harry. Perhaps she could be Dumbledore's female counterpart. 
> 
> Also, my friend pointed this out this morning, Mrs. Figg must have 
known that Harry
> was a wizard, but how come she never really acted as excited as the 
other wizards
> and witches in the community about Harry?
> 
> -Erin J.
> 

Because it would blow her cover!!!