[HPforGrownups] Old Firm

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 53026

Aldrea wrote:

> Ing wrote:
> >>We only know the names of a few of them, but it seems that
> three out of the five mentioned (Dumbledore, Mundungus, and
> Arabella) are quite old. >>
>
> Well, if you buy into Polyjuiced!Arabella, then she isn't as old as
> we think she is... ;)

But of course that's not yet established. My own little speculation on that
point is that Arabella, Albus, and Mundungus were at Hogwarts at the same
time and that they were close friends at that time and since - hence the
"old firm".

But here's a further piece of wild speculation.

We know that witches take their husbands' surnames on marriage (though we
don't know why or when this came about - maybe through Muggle acculturation)
which means that Mrs Figg wasn't necessarily born with than name. What if
she is Harry's grandmother or great grandmother and that's why she's doing
the watcher thang? The only risk in that as far as I can see is that just
possibly the Dursleys might have met her at Lily's wedding (if they went...)

My only slight unhappiness about her is that given her newly revealed
status, why didn't she make Harry's childhood visits more palatable than she
did?

> My thoughts, on someone planing to attack Hogwarts, has often
> reminded me of a line from the X-men Movie: "I feel a great swell of
> pity for the poor fool who comes to that school... looking for
> trouble."  With all the Wizards and Witches out there who would fight

Yes. If Voldemort wanted to carry out the maximum act of terrorism ,then the
attack would be on the _Express_ - pretty much all the students are
together, outside the protection of the school and its staff, with a certain
number of sympathisers on board to disrupt any attempt to defend it.
Children lined up outside the train in front of Voldemort and given the
choice of swearing as a Death Eater or being killed on the spot.

_Very_ nasty thought

Cheers

Ffred

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