[HPforGrownups] Late bloomer, tragi-comedy, sidekicks, character change, Dumbledore's policy

[Katze]

No: HPFGUIDX 32312

Tabouli wrote:
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> Ahhh, this discussion.  The Petunia blossoms late?  Possible, but my inkling is to revive a long-forgotten rant o' mine, which is that I'm certain I read a JKR interview where she said Mrs Figg is a Squib.  Filch went bitter and nasty, Mrs Figg decided to make the best of things and became a sort of Muggle-Wizard mediator figure, whose jobs included looking after Harry, spying on the Muggle world and helping wizards with disguising themselves and their things to infiltrate and interact with the Muggle world.  Maybe after a long long life of dedicated service under a cloud of contempt and ridicule, Mrs Figg bears fruit!

I'd never heard of this theory before. I always assumed that Figg was
just as magical as the rest. I'd also not come across an interview that
stated otherwise, so this is wonderful news to me! Now I can go off on
other tangents and revise my theories. This is probably the most
plausible idea so far. I like the idea of PEtunia being a squib, but I
think it would be a detriment to the story. 

-Katze