[HPforGrownups] Mrs. Figg (Was: Dursleys)

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 146227


On Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at 01:24 PM, justcarol67 wrote:

> At any rate, I like Mrs. Figg's spunk and she's in the books (and the
> Order) for a reason. I think we'll find out what it is quite early in
> Book 7 in the Battle of Privet Drive.
>

I found it most interesting that at the end of GoF when Dumbledore is 
rallying the troups he includes Mrs. Figg: Page 713: "You are to alert 
Remus Lupin, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher - the old crowd." There 
she is, listed right in with the Order of the Phoenix gang "the old 
crowd". Also, I still get the impression people feel she was "a hired 
gun" at Harry's trial, but obviously, she saw something. There she was 
"don't put it away!" and raging on and on about the dementor's. I think 
she was just a bad witness but she DID see the dementors or she would 
never have shown up to help Harry. Remember, Harry is shocked when she 
knows about dementors? He didn't say anything. Mrs. Figg just seems the 
most logical candidate to me.

kchuplis