Ministry storyline, Harry's army and Mrs Figg

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No: HPFGUIDX 143746

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Miles" <miles at m...> wrote:

> Miles:
> Very interesting idea. I can add another detail: the inside of one
of the
> tents the Weasley's use at the Quidditch Worldcup is identical with the
> interieur of Mrs Figg's house. And Mr Weasley borrowed the tent from a
> fellow witch at the Ministry (I have no quote, no English version of
GoF at
> hand). We can be quite sure, that this detail will be important. 

Hm, some contrary indications. Mrs. Figgs let Harry deal with the
dementors, which gave him a huge amount of trouble with the MoM. If
she were a witch, and one working at the MoM herself, why didn't she
get rid of them herself? 

At Harry's trial she was not convincing when she said she'd seen the
Dementors - as a squib she could not see them - but she was when she
described their effect on her. If she were a witch, she would have
seen the Dementors and her description of them would have been just as
convincing as her description of their effects.

p.74 GOF Arthur borrowed the tents from a wizard named Perkins, who is
too old for camping. 

Gerry