Harry's Wand - not a coincidence?

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No: HPFGUIDX 78798

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "erinellii" <erinellii at y...> 
wrote:
>   But Mrs Figg lied, didn't she? If the monocle is a truth potion, 
> it's not a very good one.  Mrs. Figg didn't actually see the 
> dementors like she claimed- remember the way she stumbled over how 
> they moved?  She certainly didn't see them attack Dudley, she 
wasn't 
> even there at the start of the attack, she arrived afterwards.  The 
> impression I got was that squibs, like muggles, can't see dementors 
> at all, only feel them, and that Arabella had been coached on what 
to 
> say.

I think she lied when she explained her reasons for being there
(supposedly to buy catfood, really to look for Harry). That is
when she blushes. She was clearly telling the truth when she
described the attack itself. Not only did the details match
(Dudley falling, Harry backing, trying and only succeeding the
third time, then encouraging the Patronus to chase the other
dementor), but her demeanor when describing the attack and
the effects of the dementors on her was
different - firm and confident.

Madam Bones did not care for "why" Mrs. Figg was there. What she
cared about was that there was a dementor attack on Harry that
justified use of magic. So she ignored the little white lie at
the beginning because the description of the attack was true.

As for squibs not being able to see dementors - I disagree.
We know that squibs have some magical abilities - they can
communicate with cats for instance. They can see more than
muggles. Remember what Hermione said about how muggles can't
see Hogwarts, yet Filch is not only able to see it but navigate
it much better than the magical people living in it. I think that
while squibs can't *do* magic, they can sense it and other
things that us poor muggles can't. Think of a squib as a learning
disabled person - he has some abilities, but not enough to
function in the "real" world without help.

Salit