Arabella Figg

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85198

Troels wrote:
> <<  the Order of the Phoenix. Of the members we know or strongly
> suspect the house of, at least 6 were in Gryffindor (or are strongly
> suspected thereof), only one was never at Hogwarts, and only one was
> in Slytherin. >>
>
Rita Prince Winston responded: 
> Gryffindors: Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus, Peter, James, Lily, Arthur,
> Molly, Bill, Charlie. Slytherin: Snape. Never at Hogwarts: are you
> assuming that Arabella must not have gone to Hogwarts, just because
> she's a Squib? I find that a reasonable assumption, but not canon. 

Carol:
We do have canonical evidence that the MoM was unaware of Mrs. Figg's
existence (Harry's trial in OoP). If she had attended Hogwarts, they
would certainly have heard of her. More important, her name would not
have been written in the Hogwarts book by the magical golden quill
that records the birth of magical children because she wasn't one, so
she would not have been sent a letter inviting her to attend. If she
had somehow managed to attend without being invited, she would have
been unable, as a nonmagical person, to pass many of her courses,
notably Charms, Transfiguration, and Flying (the broom would not have
responded to her "Up" command, much less to her wish to fly if she had
one). (The only squib currently at Hogwarts is Filch, who would
probably have had to reapeat his first year indefinitely until he gave
it up.)

Carol, who hopes that Mrs. Figg will prove everyone wrong and perform
some magic in her old age