Mrs Figg

[katzefan at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24536

*&%#@!! OK, I retract my retraction, until further notice .... still 
believe Mrs. Figg could not be a Squib or she'd be worthless in 
helping keep Harry safe when he wasn't at the Dursleys'.

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark at b...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
> <catlady at w...> wrote:
> > I found it! Post 1429 from Thu Sep 14, 2000, from Blaise:
> > 
> > On another egroup that I belong to (hpslash), someone who 
was at 
> the 
> > Edinburgh Book Festival posted a message about some of 
the things 
> JKR 
> > said about the books, and I thought you might be rather 
> interested...
> 
> Unfortunately, this is second hand and therefore I can't 
consider it 
> to be canon for Lexicon purposes. I know that sounds harsh, 
but there 
> are an awful lot of things flying around that someone said JKR 
said. 
> This one sounds fairly reliable, but I wouldn't dare put it on the 
> Arabella Figg page. 
> 
> Anyone have a transcript of that speech/interview?
> 
> Certainly makes her an interesting character, though, doesn't 
it. 
> Squib, living for years among Muggles to protect Harry...so 
what's up 
> with the cats then? 
> 
> Steve Vander Ark
> The Harry Potter Lexicon
> http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon