[HPforGrownups] Mrs Figg Questions

[Kriselda Jarnsaxa]

No: HPFGUIDX 56902

guardianapcelt recently mentioned:

>On page 31 of SS it mentions Dudley knocking down "old Mrs. Figg, as
>she crossed private drive on her crutches." I know it's been
>established that she is a wizard, so I'm curious as to why she was on
>crutches in the first place. We've seen that in the wizarding world,
>broken bones can be faced with a single spell (One wonders when if at
>all Hogwarts students learn this, because as I've seen there are no
>healing magic classes). Why was Mrs. Figg's leg not healed then?

I would agree that it's likely she was trying to maintain a "muggle" cover 
with the broken leg.  Constant Vigilance is a good policy, but if she gives 
away who and what she is, she won't be of any use as a Secret Keeper for 
Harry - and neighbors might notice if they knew she was injured and she was 
healed "too" quickly.

>on page 80 of GOF). So how is she to know how long it would take a
>broken leg to heal using muggle methods? - Joe

She could easily look up the information in a general medical text - 
basically doing research for her "role" as a "normal muggle".

Just a thought....

Kriselda (who's new *g*)


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