Perkins

[bohcoo]

No: HPFGUIDX 90697

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Tanya Swaine <swaine.t at x> wrote:
> I have a question,  Has anyone had a closer look at Perkins.  I was 
doing a
> re read of GOF and this segment leapt out, so to speak.
> 
> When Arthur sets up the tent he borrowed off Perkins, Harry notices 
that it
> is furnished in the same manner as Mrs Figg's house and it smells 
strongly
> of cats.  No mention of cabbage smells though.
> 
> Tanya


Bohcoo:
Hi Tanya! I've copied a post of my own, #73912, to direct you to a 
couple of relevant passages about Perkins:

I think Perkins from Arthur Weasley's office and good old Mrs. Figg
are an "item."

OOP, ch. 7, pgs. 133-134: Description of Perkins:
"'...ah, Harry, this is Perkins.'" (Mr. Weasley says to Harry by way
of introduction in his office at the Ministry.)
"A stooped, timid-looking old wizard with fluffy white hair had just
entered the room..."


SS, ch. 2, pg. 22: Description of Mrs. Figg:
The "old lady who lived two streets away" from the Dursleys who made
Harry look at "photographs of all the cats she'd ever owned" when he
was forced to stay with her during absences by the Dursleys. This
establishes that Mrs. Figg and Perkins are age-contemporary -- and,
that she has cats.

GOF, ch. 7, pg. 80: The Romance:
"'I borrowed this from Perkins at the office. . .'" (Arthur Weasley,
speaking to the kids at the World Cup campgrounds in reference to one
of their tents.)
"Oddly enough, it was furnished in exactly the same sort of style as
Mrs. Figg's house: There were crocheted covers on the mismatched
chairs and a strong smell of cats."

Can you picture them, in their wonderful golden-yearness, camping
together under the stars?

I think Mrs. Figg will probably figure significantly in the coming
story line and, therefore, the relationship between Perkins and Mrs.
Figg will also play a role.

Bohcoo