Arabella Figg and the old crowd

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> 
> Harriet said:
> 
> >>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. 

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> That is a good point you have. I had forgotten
> about Harry's baby sitter having that last name. I
> assume that if is indeed a witch then she would not
> let the Dursleys know this. What slightly bothers me
> about that is that she would have had something more
> witchy about her. Unless her parents were muggles,
> she wouldn't have known how to properly act in a
> muggle society. The fact that she is a witch would
> explain why she is so fond of cats though. If Arabella
> Figg was Harry's babysitter though she would have let
> Harry know something about his heritage right? I think
> that she would have told him something of his parents.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Scott