Arabella Figg

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Vicky DeGroote <degroote at a...> wrote:
 
> JKR has confirmed that Arabella Figg and Mrs. Fiig are on in the 
> same.  As far as I can rememeber, that's all she confirmed about 
> her though.  Of course, this group has made it's own speculations 
> about her and are anxious to learn more about her.  Some of the 
> ones I can remember (& some are my own) the theories have been:
>  
> *She's an animagi & the cats living with her are animagi, placed 
> there to hang out near Harry and protect them.  

All the cats? According to Hermione in PofA there are only 7 
registered animagi this century, one of which is McGonagall. It's 
generally accepted that she protects Haryy while he is on Privit 
Drive. I'm thinking of a witch with several cat familiars. After all, 
Arabella can't watch No. 5 24/7.

> There's probably always a "cat" hanging around the Dursley yard.

In GofF Ch. 2, Harry thinks it odd that there is there wasn't a cat 
on Privit Drive. "There wasn't a creature in sight, not even a cat."
I'm thinking a small army of cat's watching No. 5
> *She faked the broken leg that happened at the time of Dudley's 
birthday so that they would have to take Harry along to the zoo & he 
would finally get to have a bit of fun.(of course, a shot of skelegro 
or skelemend or something would heal it up right quick, but living 
among muggles,would wear a fake cast for a few weeks)
> 
 
> *Mrs. Figg's house smelled of cabbage because of the potions she 
was always concocting (specifically, Polyjuice Potion, so that all 
the cats aren't animagi but witches & wizards who're using the potion 
to keep under cover AND Mrs.Figg isn't really an old lady, she's 
using the potion as part of her cover too) 
> 
> *The bigger tent that Mr Weasley borrowed for the QWC, the one that 
smelled of cats and cabbage (like Mrs. Figg's house) actually had 
belonged to her OR this reference was a clue-Mrs.Figg's house smells 
like a wizarding tent, hmmm 

Maybe she 'mugglified' her house along some wizard ideal, adopted by 
the same makers of wizard camping equipment that fit a 6 bed cabin in 
a pup tent.

I'm looking forward to Arabella Figg as the new DADA teacher. 

I'm also hoping we see Fleur as an exchange student/teaching 
assistant. I'm thinking she could help out Hagrid and add a few 
triangles to confuse the shippers. She could help Hagrid and Madame 
Maxime get together and while Ron liked Fleur, Fleur seemed to be 
impressed by Bill, and Hermione seemed jealous when Fleur showed any 
attention to Harry. That's the extent of my shipping, but I think 
she'd make it interesting at Hogwart's

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