Dudders and the Dementors

[Tammy]

No: HPFGUIDX 119685


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, K G <moonmyyst13 at y...> wrote:
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> Tammy:
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> > Mrs. Figg lied to give more credibility to Harry's story. Dumbledore
> > obviously expected a some sort of trumped up charges against Harry, 
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> > he had Mrs. Figg testify that she did see the Dementors so she could
> > backup Harry's story. Dumbledore also, no doubt, knew that no one in
> > the counsel would have known that Squibs can't see Dementors... very
> > clever that Dumbledore :P
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> Geoff:
> I'm inclined to take the opposite view; I think if that was the case, 
> Dumbledore was making a very dangerous assumption.
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> Amelia Bones is a legal eagle and strikes me as a pretty smart 
> cookie. And I would imagine that Dumbledore, as the erstwhile Chief 
> Warlock of the Wizengamot, knows her capabilities .
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> moonmyyst:
> On the web site, JKR says that she *did not* see the dementors but
not that she *could not*.  IIRC, Harry heard her turning the corner
and running down the alley way *after* the dementors left.  It always
struck me as strange her showing up at the hearing and testifying as
she did since they were gone *before* she got there.  I do not have my
books here with me (I am working at my second job right now and only
have a stack of letters in front of me), but if someone has a better
memory than I do, or their books close by, could you please correct me
if I am incorrect?
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Tammy replies:

Good catch, indeed it's true that the dementors "dissolved into a
silver mist" before Mrs. Figg makes her entrance. Harry even takes a
moment to contemplate before Mrs. Figg comes running in.

I still think Mrs. Figg lied though, if only from her behaviour at the
hearing. Plus, could she really have seen the whole thing happen? If
she did, why did she stay away, why not come up and give Harry at
least moral support?

-Tammy