[HPforGrownups] Mimbulus Mimbletonia (was Neville's Wand)

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In a message dated 8/14/2003 5:57:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JAmes Redmont writes:

> Maybe I'm wrong.  But doesn't it seem a big coincidence that Gran is there in the hospital when the devil's snare is delivered?  And what if by giving the gum wrappers to Neville, his mom is trying to warn him about his Gran?  (who knows how that might work, but Gran did tell him to throw it away)  

This is where you picked me up to join your theory. I thought the scene was meaningful and packed with things I wasn't catching onto, and this could be part of the mystery. 

There's *clearly* something more going on with Neville, that's accepted. But Gran and his uncle are likely part of his mystery, too. The bubblegum wrapper makes me really wonder. There has to be a reason Neville's mom handed it to him -- when I get my copy of OoP back, I'm going to check it out.  :) I wish I had it with me now. 

What could bubblegum symbolize? Hasn't she given him a lot of them already? Do the wrappers say anything on them? Have we ever heard of bubblegum wrappers before in the series? Could bubblegum be a device to save the world from LV?  ;)

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