Oddities of Squib names...

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 86515

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Greer" <overlord_mordax at y...>
wrote:
> Okay,  don't know if this has been mentioned here before, or even if 
> it means anything at all. But I noticed, rereading the 5th book this 
> weekend, something odd.
> 
> Lets take a look at our two known Squibs, shall we? 
> 
> Argus Filch
> Arrabella Figg
> 
> Notice anything? Both of their given names start with A-R and their 
> last names with F-I. Important? Probably not. But then agian...


Also his cat, Mrs. Norris, and her cat, Mr. Tibbles, have similar
names and similar abilities. Both seem to act as spies or sorts and to
have the ability to communicate with their Squib owners. I don't think
Filch and Mrs. Figg are related, but there's clearly some sort of
intentional parallelism going on--except of course, that Mrs. Figg is
clearly good and Filch is, well, not exactly kind hearted or well
intentioned. He's at Hogwarts not because he's good or on the right
side, but because, like Hagrid, Lupin, and even Dobby, he was at a
disadvantage in a world prejudiced against him and Dumbledore gave him
a chance to succeed or at least to belong. I don't know exactly how
that relates to Mrs. Figg, who seems able to get by in the Muggle
world, but she still has connections with DD and is even a member of
the Order, so he does seem to be helping her out, too. Surely her sole
source of income can't be a widow's pension and whatever the Dursleys
used to pay her to watch Harry when he was small so maybe Dumbledore
is paying her, too. Maybe he even told Petunia to use her as Harry's
babysitter (sorry, I don't know the equivalent British term). And
Filch is a watcher, too (Argus, the many-eyed guardian in Greek
mythology whose eyes ended up in a peacock's tail).

The Ar-- Fi-- connection may not be important in itself, but I'm
virtually certain that it signals a connection of some sort, probably
thematic.

Maybe Hermione's next crusade will be for Squib Rights.

Carol