[HPforGrownups] Figg/Crookshanks

[Doreen]

No: HPFGUIDX 15312

Indigo wrote:

>Plus, who'd take care of Figg's cats while she was away with
>Hermione? Wouldn't Hermione notice if her cat went AWOL during June,
>July, and August (so Mrs. Figg could be in Little Whinging to babysit
>Harry for the Dursleys)?
>
>I believe I'm sticking with the idea that Crookshanks is full or part
>kneazle, rather than Mrs. Figg


I don't know if anyone has said this yet... but I always imagined that those
cats weren't really cats, rather animagi that came to keep a watch on
Harry... or maybe witch paparazzi.  After all we know that Rita Skeeter
transforms herself into a beetle for her journalism career.  I thought Mrs.
Figg might have been a minion of Dumbledore... like an undercover witch to
keep the "extra eye" on Harry while he was growing up.

Signe Weasley
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OK ... we have decided that Crookshanks can not be Arabella Figg since
Crookshanks is a male cat/kneazle and Arabella is female... and we "think"
that a male wizard/witch has to turn into a male animagi.

Crookshanks is probably not Arabella Figg because when Mrs. Figg is watching
Harry during the summer, Crookshanks is with Hermione.

I have not checked this on the timeline or with the books ... but I am going
to:

The first books talk about Mrs. Figg babysitting for Harry ... but .... but
... but...
has Mrs. Figg babysat for Harry SINCE Hermione got Crookshanks?

My other idea for this is that it is one of Mrs. Figgs MALE
cats/part-kneazles who was sent to the pet shop to become Hermione's pet.

OR ... Hermione DID recognize the kneazle for what it was ... and that is
why she chose it ... and maybe she just doesn't tell Harry & Ron everything
... like she didnt tell them about the time-turner until she needed to ...
and she didn't tell them about the capture of Rita Skeeter until she wanted
to...  There are several instances of Hermione wanting to thoroughly check
things out before she shared her information or ideas or plans.

Doreen the Corn Patch Witch
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