[HPforGrownups] OOP: Mrs Figg

[Jennifer Angliss]

No: HPFGUIDX 65735

At 09:57 AM 06/29/2003 , medeia_no wrote:
>In the end of GoF Dumbledore refers to Mrs.Arabella Figg as "one of
>the old crowd"
>
>And in OOP we learn the Mrs Figg is really a Squib.
>
>But is it plausable that a squib who cannot do any magic took part in
>the fight against Voldemort?
>
>Which is why I wonder if Mrs Figg is the sister of Arabella, or
>something in that order. I just can't see a squib being involved
>enough to be called one of the old crowd.

She isn't the sister of Arabella, she *is* Arabella. She was asked to give 
her full name during Harry's hearing: Arabella Doreen Figg.

I have no idea what part she might have played in VWI, but perhaps some 
sort of Muggle relations role?


Jennifer