[HPforGrownups] Re: Cats-Kneazles-Crookshanks-Arabella Figg

[Cait Hunter]

No: HPFGUIDX 19507


Isn't there a Joan Aiken book about a little girl named Arabella and her pet 
raven, Mortimer? Or was it Arabel? It was something Ara-ish....


Cait

>From: catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Cats-Kneazles-Crookshanks-Arabella Figg
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 12:03:16 -0000
>
>--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Scott" <insanus_scottus at y...> wrote:
> > Arabella Figg. Who is she and when will we find out about her? I
> > recently finished reading "Jude the Obscure" (yes I was reading it
>in
> > Feb., but I put it down for a month, or two, or three :-) so...)
>and
> > while I don't think JKR necessarily took Arabella's name from it,
>it
> > IS the only other book I've ever read with a character named
> > Arabella. Any speculation? (If this is correct I don't think we
> > should hold out much hope for her character.)
> >
> > As far as Crookshanks goes there has been lots of theories as to
> > M(r)s. Figg being an animagus etc. But my best bet is that
> >
> > A) She's a Kneazle breeder, and that's why there are so many "cats"
> > around.
> > or B) The cats are there to detect anything unsavoury that might
>harm
> > Harry.
> >
> > I know, I know! Both these thoughts have been expressed before, but
> > It seemed like a nice thing to add to the  Arabella thread.
> >
> > Scott
>
>Again, this is slightly OT, but, it may have some relevance...
>Another Arabella I though of was Georgette Heyer's character in the
>book of the same name.  This character is very good - she is a
>vicar's daughter, and although she takes fashionable Regency London
>by storm, she is very tender-hearted - rescuing orphan chimney-sweep
>boys from their masters who beat them, adopting stray dogs etc. etc.
>Perhaps Arabella Figg is runing an unofficial home for stray
>cats/kneazles?  And perhaps she thinks it is her duty to keep an eye
>on poor orphan Harry??
>
>Catherine
>
>
>

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