[HPforGrownups] The old crowd

[mlacats at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 28125

In a message dated 10/19/2001 1:30:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
sabin_oo7 at yahoo.com writes:


> Just a little query about what our dear Dumbledore says at the end of 
> GOF. He says, "Now i have work for each of you. Fudge's attitude, 
> though not unexpected, changes everything. Sirius, I need you to set 
> off at once. You are to alert Remus Lupin, Arabella Figg, Mudungus 
> Fletcher --- the old crowd. Lie low at Lupin's for a while; I will 
> contact you there." I know that Lupin is cool and all but i am a bit 
> concerned that we just dont know enough about these other characters 
> to assume that they will not say something along the lines of OH MY 
> GOD!!! IT'S SIRIUS BLACK!!! STUPIFY!!! and then immediately call the 
> ministry. We know of Mudungus Fletcher from the Quiddich Cup but i 
> dont believe that arabella figg was mentioned prior to her summons 
> from dumbledore. (I have a pretty good feeling that they were all of 
> the same year/house as each other at 'ogwarts, but can we really 
> trust that comradery after haveing graduated so long ago??) 
> 
> Just wondering
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> 

hi Scott,

In reference to the "old crowd", I believe that Arabella Figg is the same as 
the Mrs. Figg who baby sat Harry when he was little, when the Dursleys wanted 
to go out.  In that case, she'd be old (I think that's how JKR discribes her 
in Book 1!?).  Sirius and Lupin are the same age - around 36 - as is Snape 
and James would have been,if he were still alive!).  Enough on that....I 
think your thought on how the "old crowd" should be allerted, if Molly 
Weasley's reaction at seeing Sirius in the hospital wing is any indication.

Harriet


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