Funny where HP turns up!

[justcarol67]

Carol earlier:
> > > ..."Nova" had a Harry Potter reference. Last night I was watching an episode about the evolution of flowering plants. One of the scientists was excited to find mandragora fruit, ... "mandragora, made famous by the Harry Potter series" (or Harry Potter books, I forget his exact words).
> 
> > > Carol, who always associates mandragora (mandrake) with John Donne
> 
bboyminn responded:
> > 
> > I don't know if it is necessary to note, but I'm pretty sure "Mandragora" is another name for Mandrake Root. 
> > 
> Geoff added:
> That point has been made by JKR in COS....
<snip>
> "Mandrake, or Mandragora, is a powerful restorative," said 
Hermione <snip>
>
Carol again:
Right. I was taking everyone's familiarity with the mandrake/mandragora connection for granted when I posted--especially since we're discussing CoS on the main list.

Carol, who nevertheless should have stated her assumptions rather than leaving them implicit