McGonagall's cookies

[tcyhunt]

No: HPFGUIDX 75337

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lewa8978" <rickjen at l...> wrote:
> One thing I noticed when reading OoP was McGonagall's insistance 
that 
> Harry eat a cookie. I don't have my book handy, but I think this 
> actually happens twice, and then later the tin of cookies is 
knocked 
> over. Is there something important about Harry eating the cookies? 
> Here's what I'm thinking: right around the time the cookies come 
up, 
> there is a potions class where they discuss a calming potion. Is it 
> possible that McGonagall has "laced" the cookies with something and 
> that's why she pushes them on Harry? If I recall correctly, she 
even 
> insists on making him take one for the road. Again, I don't have my 
> book handy, so if I remember this incorrectly, please be kind.
> 
> Jen

Jen,
Check out message 67476 and the threads from it...Minerva's cookies 
were discussed there with similar thoughts.

Tcy 
(amazed that this post is so short when it took more than 10 minutes 
to track down that post number)