[HPforGrownups] Mrs. Figg, Crookshanks

[tobeybickle at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 15492



> Hi all--
> 
> I've been trying for days to get caught up, and can't seem to get any 
> closer than three digests behind.  So, if I'm repeating someone 
> else's thoughts or post, my apologies.
> 
> Back in the middle of September 2000, someone made a cross-post from 
> hpslash.  This post contained info that an HP fan learned of from JKR 
> at the Edinburgh Book Festival.  I don't know when the festival 
> occurred, but I'm speculating that it happened before GoF came out, 
> because apparently the question of 'is Mrs. Figg Arabella Figg?' 
> hadn't come about yet.  JKR stated that Mrs. Figg IS a squib.  (Other 
> info in that post was that Godric's Hollow will be important, the 
> fact that Harry has Lily's eyes will be important, and that JKR 
> warned to 'keep an eye on Snape'.  None of that seems very revelatory 
> so many months later though, does it?)  In one of the online chats 
> from October, JKR was asked what the deal with all the cats was, and 
> this person listed Crookshanks, all Mrs. Figg's cats, Mrs. Norris, 
> and so on.  JKR said that they would also figure importantly (or at 
> least that there was something to the 'all the cats' thought), but 
> that she couldn't really say anything about it.  Given that now we 
> have learned of Kneazles, my first thought was of course, that 
> Crookshanks is at least part Kneazle.  My next thought when the Mrs. 
> Figg thread came up was that Crooks may perhaps be from a litter of 
> one of Mrs. F's cats.  Maybe all her cats are Kneazle or part.  Maybe 
> she breeds them.  My FB is loaned out, so I can't refer back to the 
> description, but if Mrs. F is there to keep an eye on Harry, which is 
> what I think, then an army of Kneazle-cats with their ability to 
> spot 'unsavoury characters' seems quite helpful.  And, regarding Mrs. 
> Figg, I can't see that there's any way that Vernon might know she's 
> part of the magical community.  As desperate as he is in SS to keep 
> Harry from learning the truth about everything, there's no way that 
> he would leave Harry in the care of 'one of them' knowingly.  Lastly, 
> as a side note about the future female DADA prof, JKR just confirmed 
> that there would be one, not any word on what book she'd be in...
> 
> Kelley
> 

Part Kneazle.. I think that's brilliant. The other thing I noticed in the 
book was that there were a half dozen types of snakes, and they all have 
interesting abilities.. I don't know why, but I think we're going to see an 
Ashwinder in the next book. It just seemes like JKR had it's story planned 
out in a bit too much detail, and it's power for making love potions is just 
too interesting.


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