Mrs. Figg, Fleur, and the real reason Harry will be glad he saved Wormtail

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 41660


Wednesday, July 24, 2002, 7:52:50 AM, darrin_burnett wrote:

d> You know what would be great about Figg becoming the DADA? Hopefully 
d> JKR would write a scene with Figg going to visit the Dursleys right 
d> before leaving for Hogwarts...

I like this idea, even more than my idea of Moody showing up and
turning Dudley into a bouncing Wombat!  Imagine the looks on their
faces when they discover that good, respectable Mrs. Figg is a
you-know-what!

d> I really do wonder what she would teach. DADA is out of the question 
d> (God, at least I hope so.) Care of Magical Creatures might be open if 
d> Hagrid is off playing with Giants. There are a couple of courses, 
d> Arithmancy and Astronomy, where the teachers haven't been introduced. 

d> ARITHMANCY! THAT'S IT! She becomes professor of Hermione's favorite 
d> subject! Oh man, the claws would seriously be coming out, especially 
d> when Ron and the rest of the male population tried to get into that 
d> class.

I lIKE IT!  Especially since I *SO* want them to change electives...
I've had all of Trelawney that I can take!

I like the idea of her as astronomy teacher too though, since
however hard I try, I can't get rid of these "Fleur is astronomer
Fiorella Terenzi" ideas of mine, especially since "Fiorella" also
means "flower" (Italian), and she *looks* like Fleur!


On the subject of Harry being glad about saving Wormtail, I was
thinking, we're all assuming he's going to save Harry from Voldy or
other DE, but I see a couple other possible scenarios that make more
sense to me:

1) Wormtail will finally get put on trial, and his gratitude towards
Harry will cause him to give testimony that will finally
acquit Sirius. (And a MoM offical will tell Harry that if
Sirius and Lupin had killed him in the shack, they would positively
have been thrown in Azkaban for life.)

or 2) Harry's act of mercy towards Wormtail somehow amplified the
magical protection garnered from Lily (which I think has something to
do with what Firenze says about "goodness" and "purity"), so that
Voldy *still* can't kill him!

Thoughts?

-- 
Dave