The Characters of Arabella and Mundungus (WAS: Dumbledore's useful spies)

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 55902

Barb wrote:

> Fletcher, we find out near the beginning of GoF, was trying to put 
> in a ridiculous claim for an elaborate tent damaged during the QWC, 
> despite the fact that Arthur saw him sleeping under his cloak 
> propped up on sticks.  

Now me:

Not to mention that he tried to hex Arthur Weasley when he had his 
back turned in Ch. 3 of CoS.  (btw, it's actually *Percy* who says in 
Ch. 10 of GoF "I know for a fact he [Mundungus] was sleeping under a 
cloak propped on sticks.")

Barb again:
 
> JKR said something like "well-spotted!" to someone who asked 
> whether Arabella is the same as Mrs. Figg and everything we know 
> about Mrs. Figg paints her as an extremely unpleasant person 
> (although how much of that was for the Dursleys' benefit, as they 
> certainly wouldn't want someone PLEASANT taking care of Harry, 
> remains to be seen).

Me again:

While Harry dislikes being dumped at Mrs. Figg's house while Dudley 
gets to go and have fun, I never got the impression that Mrs. Figg 
herself is an unpleasant person. Harry thinks of her as a "mad old 
lady" whose house smells of cabbage and who makes him look at cat 
pictures, but IIRC she doesn't submit him to any physical or 
emotional abuse.  So while she's obviously not the most enjoyable 
companion an 11 year old boy might want and is obviously very 
peculiar, I don't think of her as an unpleasant person.

~Phyllis