The Old Crowd (was Mrs Figg)

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No: HPFGUIDX 16828

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Florence" <fgcjnk at b...> wrote:
> So do people think the 'Old Crowd' were all at Hogwarts together - 
> what about Lupin who's the wrong age?  I'd kind of assumed that 
they were the ones that were all working tirelessly against Voldemort 
at Dumbledores invitation and weren't necessarily the same age or 
> anything.  Is there anything to say that the Potters were part of 
it (again I've always assumed this).
> 
> From GoF we have:
> Lupin
> Mundungus Fletcher
> Arabella Figg
> 
> by implication:
> Sirius  (and so probably the Potters too)
> Dumbledore
> 
> Maybe:
> Senior Weasleys
> 
> Totally Tentative
> Longbottoms
> 
> 
> What are peoples thoughts on who is/isn't included and what the 
> connection is?
> 
> Florence


I think the Old Crowd is a select group of witches and wizards who 
were working to defeat Voldemort the first time around.  I imagine 
this group consisting of people who were not "average" wizards and 
witches, but individuals who were all quite powerful in their own 
right.  

I doubt they were all at school at the same time.  I envision this 
more as an organization with Dumbledore leading the way, and being 
assisted by others of various ages.  Dumbledore, perhaps with the 
assistance of other Hogwarts professors, could certainly have 
identified graduating Hogwarts students to recruit to join the fight.

Marianne