Mrs. Figg - witch, squib, portal guardian, kneazle keeper, none of the above?

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 16800

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., meboriqua at a... wrote:
> BTW, Mundungus Fletcher was also mentioned as part of the old 
crowd.  
> I'm very interested to meet the person who tried to get one over on 
> the MOM after the World Cup.  I know he was mentioned earlier, but 
> can't remember where.  I'll go look!
> 
> This is one hell of an old crowd,

Mundungus Fletcher first appears in CoS:
Harry is staying at the Burrow, when Arthur Weasley arrives home from 
work:
"Nine raids.  Nine!  And old Mundungus Fletcher tried to put a hex on 
me when I had my back turned..."

"Old" Mundungus Fletcher as well as an aged Mrs Figg/Arabella Figg.  
It seems that the old crowd are at least older than the Weasley 
parents, so are clearly not contemporaries of Lupin, Sirius et al.  
I wonder what their connection with Dumbledore/orginal roles were?

Catherine