Mrs. Figg's 'Cat among the Pixies'

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No: HPFGUIDX 93517

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lizvega2" <lizvega2 at y...> wrote:
> In OOP, A Peck of Owls, P. 24, Mrs. Figg says, while commenting that 
> DD told them to make sure that Harry didn't use magic, that "Well, 
> it's no good crying over spilled potion, I suppose...but the cat's 
> among the pixies now..." 
> 
> Now, the first part of her speech, 'there's no use crying over 
> spilled potion'- I understand, but the latter part about the 
> pixies..Is that merely an extension of the former? Is this an 
> English saying? Does it say the same thing in the British version?

It's almost certainly a twist on "the cat's  among the pigeons", which
generally signifies an upset or a situation that's got out of hand.
And yes, it is the same in the  UK  edition.

Kneasy