The Dumbledore Connection

[kempermentor]

No: HPFGUIDX 109941

snow wrote:

Very, very important question:
  
Are and were all the members of the Order of the Phoenix once in 
Gryffindor house (loyalty to Dumbledore)? This one could be 
interesting given Snape is part of the Order. 
 
Kemper gave one answer:
 
I'm betting Mrs. Figg wasn't sorted into Gryffindor or any other  
house.  There is no canon suggesting that Hogwart's has a special ed. 
program.  No one seems to ride the short broom to school.

Snow laughed and rebutted:

Touché!  Kempermentor, I am still laughing as bad as Luna when Ron 
made the joke about the baboon's backside. In rebuttal all I can say 
is that we don't know who Mrs. Figgs was married to, a Gryffindor 
house alumni perhaps!

Kemper again:

True, we don't know who Mr. Figg was.  But I believe that if Hogwarts 
did have a MR/DD (Magically Retarded/Developmentally Delayed), 
Arabella would have been sorted in Gryffindor.  Her task the past 15 
years has been watching over Harry, ensuring his safety (at least 
physical safety... mostly).  If by some chance serious harm was 
coming his way from some Dark wizard who broke the ancient magic, 
Mrs. Figg would give her life to save Harry's.
Of course, I also think that Snape would do the same.  So maybe she 
would be in Slytherin;)