Dobby and Arabella

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No: HPFGUIDX 36743

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "betsyfallon" <betsyfallon at h...> wrote:
>> I am utterly wild about the characters of Dobby 
and Winky. I have read GoF and CoS each about three times and nowhere 
can I find out how tall they are. In GoF, Winky comes into Moody's 
office behind Snape and she is standing behind him and I think she is 
up to his knees (?) Which makes me think that Dobby and Winky are 
about three feet tall, but does anyone else know.  Thanks<<

Three feet sounds about right to me.  Don't you just want Dobby to 
become a revolutionary and lead the House-Elves to freedom?!  Dobby 
"Che" Guevara, can you see the beret replacing the tea cosy?  I want 
me a T-shirt!


Kitty wrote:
>>I love Mrs. Arabella Figg! Wonder if Mr. Figg died in the war 
against Voldemort? What does the name Figg imply about them? Will she 
reveal who she is to the Dursleys? Or maybe just to Harry? Maybe her 
floo is how Harry will get to the Weasley's this summer! Is 
Hermione's house on the floo network? Anyone else join me in my 
curiosity about her? Do we need an acronym?<<

I remember getting all excited about Mrs. Figg and doing an analysis 
of her first name (never mind the onomasticon says Arabella is of 
unknown origin)-Arabella, ars is Latin for art, skill, or simply ara 
for altar, and bellum, war, which convinced me that "Arabella" 
(warrior skill, art of war, altar of war) is actually a warrior 
princess disguised as an old lady.  Then I realized bellus means 
beauty, and maybe Arabella just means beautiful, (bella the feminine 
form).   Whichever way you cut it, she should be very interesting!  
Maybe Mr. Figg was killed by the Death Eaters (the Lestranges!) and 
Mrs. Figg is going to have it out with Mrs. Lestrange!  Oh, the 
things I think up to keep myself amused (and torture others).
Ama