Arabella Figg and Petunia Dursley

[dbonaker]

No: HPFGUIDX 64284

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "woodsie426" <kmeier at l...> 
wrote:
> Arabella Figg's announcement that she is actually a squib made me 
> think...  What if Lilly wasn't a witch born to muggle parents?!?  
> What if Petunia is also a squib!  

Good one, I wondered that myself!  But I think to be a squib, her 
parents had to have been wizards.  They must be Muggles though, 
because there would be no other way Harry could be referred to as a 
half-breed.  Speaking of that, every other instance of this term 
being used is in conjunction with the person's own parents being the 
factor of whether or not they are pure-blood, not grandparents.  
Anyone else notice that??  Harry's mum and dad are both wizards so 
why is he not pure-blood?



> 
> That would go a long way to explain her hatred of all things 
magical 
> and her apparent knowledge of the ways of the wizarding world... 
> remember, she seemed to understand the implications of V-
Voldemort's 
> return and also to know what dementors are!
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Also, want to express my shock at Mrs Figg's lack of magical 
ability -
>  who saw that one coming?!?

That's what squibs are, they can't do magic, but are in a sense on 
the outside looking in.  Remember, Argus Filch is a squib.