Crookshanks reprised: Observations and Etymology

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No: HPFGUIDX 16673

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Magda Grantwich <mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> > This too is possible, but it strikes me as less likely because 
> > Crookshanks was in the pet store for a long time, and the owner 
of
> > the store had a hard time selling him until Hermione came along.
> 
> Well, if Crookshanks was waiting for the "right" owner to come 
along,
> he would be difficult so that others would not buy him.

If all he wanted was to get into Hogwarts, there are a gazillion kids 
coming through every August. 

> 
> > It's definitely not Mrs. Figg, unless animagi can change gender.
> >
> 
> And how do we know that Mrs. Figg isn't a Mr. Figg in really good
> disguise?
> 
Because Dumbledore says her name is Arabella, and I get the impression 
you can't put much past Albus Dumbledore (even though the faux-Moody 
did)?