Neville's Plant

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 74608

silmariel wrote:

> Complex, isn't it? Neville is more than meets the eye. I'd like to 
> know if another detail has been discussed. We know the constant 
> references to Mimbulus Mimbletonia. Given there is a phrase I wish 
> I could locate in the book as the plant being assyrian (or sirian), 
> is it a reference to the book about mediterranean plants he was 
> given in GoF?

Oh-ooohhh... I'd been trying to figure out what to make of that plant 
for a while, and somehow your post got my brains working finally. 
Could it be... ? Could it be that Neville, when reading the book, 
came across that plant and discovered that it has powerful magical 
properties that could... cure his parents !? So could it be then that 
he asked his Uncle Algie (who seems to be much nicer to him than his 
Gran is) to bring him back a Mimblethingy, and now he's getting it to 
grow, while getting counsel and help from Professor Sprout and 
Potions books about how to prepare the potion for his parents ? He's 
good enough at Herbology to pull such a trick, and I'm sure he would 
be much better at Potions if he wasn't paralyzed with fear at the 
sheer sight of Snape.

Del