Is Petunia magical?/Mrs. Figg

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 160340

---  "jdl3811220" <jlenox2004 at ...> wrote:
>
> > Please understand that everyone has opinions.  We do
> > not have any genuine proof of our theories <right or
> > wrong>, until JK proves us right or wrong.
> >
> > Hugs,  Lana

> Jenni:
>
> I found the part you were talking about on JK's website
> where she says that Squibs can't see dementors. But Mrs.
> Figg does state in the book that she could see the 
> dementors. This makes JK's statement a contradiction. 
> ...
> 
> Jenni from Alabama
>

bboyminn:

As has already been pointed out, this is a contraduction,
but not necessarily an inconsistency. Mrs.Figg was 
probably ammending the truth a bit. I won't come right
out an say she was lying because, while she may not have
been able to literally see the Dementors, she could see
Harry and Dudley /interacting/ with the Dementors.

Keep in mind that I'm not saying she could see them 
/reacting/ to the Dementor, which she certainly could see,
but she could also see them interacting. One Dementor was
prying Dudley's hands away from his mouth. Another was 
lifting Harry up to his mouth to give him the kiss. Seeing
these actions combined with actually feeling the Dementors
herself, would have certainly qualified her as an EYE
witness. I think she stretched the details a bit to help
Harry, but combining what she did see with how she felt
made it pretty clear she knew what was happening.

Note that Mrs. Figg is the first to mention the Dementors,
if I recall correctly, not Harry. So, she clearly 
understood the situation even if she didn't literally see
the Dementors.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn