Puzzling Question

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No: HPFGUIDX 24532

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., becky_watts at y... wrote:
> Mrs Figg is also absurdly fond of her cats.  Could it be that 
> Crookshanks is somehow related to Mrs Figg ??
> 
Could it be that Crookshanks *is* Mrs. Figg? With Harry at 
Hogwarts, she doesn't have to hang around the Dursley's 
neighbourhood so much, and they certainly wouldn't notice 
whether she was still there or not.
Somehow (apropos to something someone else wrote) I never 
thought of Mrs. Figg as a Squib, partly because she'd hardly be 
able to offer Harry any protection if she was, so what would be 
the point in him staying with her whenever the Dursleys were 
away? And also, why would Dumbledore mention Arabella Figg 
(I'm assuming these are both one and the same people) when 
he tells the 'old crowd' Sirius is to contact? Surely if she's a 
Squib there wouldn't be any point in contacting her.

> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Herald Talia <heraldtalia at j...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > <snipped a lot of good stuff about my gal, Molly Weasley)
> > . The person given 
> > > the 
> > > job of protecting Harry (in my never to be humble opinion) 
is 
> > > Arabella Figg. It's surely no coincidence that she has taken 
care 
> of 
> > > 
> > > him every time the Dursleys have had something fun to do. 
It is 
> > > implied that there are protections in place around 4 Privet 
> Drive, 
> > > and in addition to charms (Fidelius and otherwise), I'm 
sure 
> > > Arabella 
> > > has something to do with it. I can't wait until Harry figures 
out 
> > > that all the time he spent in her cabbage smelling living 
room 
> > > looking at pictures of cats, was spent with a witch!
> > > 
> > > Bente
> > 
> > Knowing what we know about Memory Charms, was harry *
really* 
> looking at
> > pictures of cats during his visits with Mrs. Figg?
> > Robyn