[HPforGrownups] Mrs Figg the Squib? (was Mrs. Figg as babysitter)

[Doreen]

No: HPFGUIDX 15436

"Bugg" <bugganeer at y...> wrote:
Thanks for all your thoughts on why Mrs Figg is a witch.  I think we
just don't know enough yet to make a firmish judgement here.

I guess I've always asumed she is a squib because I can't imagine
Dumbledore asking a witch to 'live as a muggle' for so long, and if
her job is just to feed the cats and send an occasional owl to
Dumbledore then a squib could easily do it.

I agree she may or may not have actually broken her leg, but if she
did and someone saw her, she could still get it fixed magically -
explain that the hospital/x-rays had said it wasn't broken - feign a
limp for a few days and most people would just assume she'd been lucky
(muggles don't notice nuffink).

I don't think being part of the 'old gang' means she MUST be a witch.
In the fight against V. a squib could easily have a useful role and
perhaps draw less attention to themselves. As there's no useful
defence against AK magical ability isn't all that important here.
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What about Mrs. Figg being an animagi as Mrs. Norris? It says that Filch is
at the school during the summer, but maybe that is just to throw us off of
that track. (ok so I am stuck on the Mrs. Figg>>>cat theory) Could we be
underestimating Filch, btw? Perhaps he is in on more than just looking for
trouble makers. This could be an excuse to watch over Harry.

Doreen, who will be bored with any book from now on that doesn't come in
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