A Mrs. Figg Sighting?

[Risti]

No: HPFGUIDX 45541

Well, I'm going to take the risk that this information hasn't been 
brough up somewhere in the 200 or so posts I have yet to read in the 
build up I managed to get over the last week of only briefly stopping 
by HP4GU...

Now, I must admit that while I never noticed this particular 
incident, I did notice another one(ok, it was pointed out to me by 
some person I can't even remember on a random HP discussion).  First 
of all, let me point out that in fact, Mrs. Figg is mentioned a 
number of times in the chapters surrounding the Quidditch World Cup.  
For instance:

"Harry had never been camping in his life; the Dursley's had never 
taken him on any kind of holiday, preferring to leave him with Mrs. 
Figg, an old neighbour."(GOF, pg 73-74 Canadian Hardcover Edition)

However, the quote I am bringing up is later on the page:

"Harry bent down, ducked under the ten flap, and felt his jaw drop.  
He had walked into what looked like an old-fashioned, three-roomed 
flat, complete with bathroom and kitchen.  Oddly enough, it was 
furnished in exactly the same sort of style as Mrs. Figg's; there 
were crocheted covers on the mismatched chairs, and a strong smell of 
cats."(GOF, pg 74)

Could it be that this is indeed a tent that once belonged to Arabella 
Figgs?  Of course, this whole idea could be put made moot by the 
paragraph that follows the above(quoting Mr. Weasley):

"I borrowed this from Perkins at the office.  Doesn't camp much any 
more, poor fellow, he's got lumbago.'

Of course, this could be a clever cover up for his connection to 
Figgs.  Possibly Perkins obtained the tent from Arabella and like a 
man never bothered to redecorate.  Then again, maybe I should have 
entered last month's contest with a SHIP for Perkins and Figgs.  
After all, any man old enough to get lumbago should be in the same 
generation as Arabella.  Maybe Perkins is even the solution to 
the 'Mrs.' Figgs problem...

~Risti, who is enjoying the fact that she is finally off post-
moderation, and that this little gem should, for better or worse, 
instantly appear on the list, providing Yahoomort is sleeping today...