Mrs Figg's function

[Tim Regan]

No: HPFGUIDX 47167

Hi All,

--- In wrote:
>> Karen states;
>> I think that the protection Harry has while he is at the
>> Dursley's may have something to do with Mrs. Figg
> 
> I think that that is certainly her function. But I suspect
> that it may be both simpler and a bit more complex than that. 

I've said this before (message 41226) but I do think that there is 
evidence that Harry was attacked in Privet Drive and that Mrs Figg 
thwarted his attackers. Consider this sequence of events:

PS UKPB c 3 p 28:

1) "Harry spent as much time as possible out of the house, wandering 
around" thus leaving himself vulnerable.

2) "Mrs Figg wasn't as bad as usual. It turned out she'd broken her 
leg tripping over one of her cats and she didn't seem quite as fond 
of them as before. She let Harry watch television and gave him a bit 
of chocolate cake". The cat story could be a ruse to explain the 
broken leg and we know chocolate is a remedy used in the Wizarding 
World.

3) Less than a page later (one day) Harry's invite to Hogwarts 
appears in the post.


Cheers,


Dumbledad.