Harry's Godmother

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

No: HPFGUIDX 24712

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Kelly Hurt <klhurt at y...> wrote:
> Arabella Figg could easily be the same age as James & Lily but 
lives as
> harmless, eccentric, OLD Mrs. Figg to throw off suspicion.
> 
> Kelly the Yarn Junkie


A thought just struck me which may add credence to the above.  JKR 
has a tendency to introduce something seemingly innocuous, by way of 
an introduction, only to reveal its more sinister/significant uses 
later on.  An example of this is polyjuice potion, used by the trio 
in CoS, and used brilliantly by Barty Crouch in GoF.

It is therefore entirely possible that Mrs Figg is a young Arabella 
Figg, who has used the very same ageing  potion that Fred and George 
used in GoF.  The idea is already there, so we know that it exists - 
so it is highly likely that it will be used again to greater effect.

The only problem I see with this is what are the effects of an ageing 
potion?  Is it like polyjuice potion, in that the brew has to be 
taken at regular intervals to sustain the effect, thereby allowing 
the drinker to revert to their normal age when the potion is no 
longer effective OR, are the effects permanent?


Catherine