Chapter 36 Summary

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

No: HPFGUIDX 15207

I don't think that Arabella Figg can be Crookshanks.  At the end of 
GoF Dumbledore tells Sirius that he is to "alert Remus Lupin, 
Arabella figg, Mundungus Fletcher - the old crowd."  Crookshanks, at 
this time, is still at Hogwarts with Hermione, so Dumbledore would 
hardly give this instruction knowing this, would he?   Unless he 
doesn't know about it, and she isn't on the Animagi register. I'm not 
convinced.  Also, Hermione chose Crookshanks in the pet shop, and the 
owner had been trying to get rid of her for ages, so it just doesn't 
fit.  (Also, isn't Crookshanks male???).

By the way, has everyone noticed the way Mundungus Fletcher keeps 
cropping up?  He sounds eccentric - he has already tried to hex 
Arthur Weasley for confiscating his shrinking keys, or something 
similar, and he also tried to put in a false claim for his tent when 
it was damaged during the Quidditch World Cup.  Rather dubious 
credentials for someone in whom Dumbledore puts his trust. (If this 
has already been discussed I apologise.  There are just too many 
mails, not enough time...)

Catherine 
--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Magda Grantwich <mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> >7. JKR confirmed in one of the chats that Arabella Figg, part of 
the
> >"old gang" in Dumbledore's camp, is the same "Mrs. Figg" with the
> >cats who lives around the corner from the Dursleys on Privet Drive 
> >and had baby-sat Harry for years in the past.  What has been her 
> >likely role in living in such close proximity to Harry all those 
> >years?
> 
> She kept an eye on him and reported to Dumbledore that he was
> growing, looked healthy, etc.  
> 
> I believe in PoA, she reappears as Crookshanks.
> 
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