The Dumbledore Connection

[Brenda M.]

No: HPFGUIDX 109978

>>> Kemper wrote:
> 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.
> 
> GEOFF 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.


Brenda now:

I don't even think she went to any magical school, let alone 
prestigious Hogwarts. She is a squib! What good is magical training 
if you haven't got a dose of magic in you! It appears that magical 
schools do not provide the MR/DD service either, hence Filch's 
Kwickspell course letter.

If Mrs. Figg went to any magical school, I think the chances are at 
least someone else in WW would know of her existence. Harry's trial 
in OoP suggests otherwise; even the Ministry had no idea there was a 
squib living nearby 4 Privet Drive. And given that the Ministry is 
keeping a very close tab on Harry's summer residence, that is 
surprising.

Brenda