interesting thought re: Mrs. Figg (cabbage smell)

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Neil Ward" <neilward at d...> wrote:
> Steve wrote:
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> <<"Also, isn't it peculiar that the smell of her house is described 
as
> cabbage? And in the CS the finished Polyjuice potion smells like 
overcooked
> cabbage. Could Arabella really be someone else in disguise?">>

I have to say that this idea crossed my mind briefly but then i 
thought,  that maybe Dumbledore has one of his friends disguised as 
an unthreatening old woman so as to protect Harry without drawing 
notice to herself, so that the Dursleys would not suspect what she 
was and prevent her from having contact with Harry.  It's just a 
thoery, but it was mentioned  (I think by Voldemort) that Harry was 
protected by very old magic envoked by Dumbledore while he was in the 
care of the Dursleys.  Maybe this is what he was referring to? 
> 
>this places her unnervingly close to Harry.  At first thought, it 
seems
> inconceivable that Dumbledore could be so fooled by a fake Arabella 
Figg,
> but he was so fooled by a fake Alastor Moody... the old fool!

I dont think that Mrs. Figg poses a threat to Harry but rather the 
opposite... any thoeries?
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> -Mary