The Old Crowd (was Mrs Figg)

[clairey at airy-fairy.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 16834

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Zarleycat at a... wrote:
> --- 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


Am I right in thinking that Mundungus Fletcher has only been 
mentioned twice before? Once in CoS (Mr Weasley told of how Mundungus 
tries to hex him while his back is turned) and once in GoF (at the 
Quidditch world cup resulting in him sleeping under his coat). Well...
if he was mentioned anywhere else I have forgotten (?)...

Claire :) *feels sick*