Mimbulus Mimbletonia (was Neville's Wand)

[James Redmont]

No: HPFGUIDX 77262

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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?  ;)
> 
> Brief Chronicles

Me:

The wrappers are from Droobles Best Blowing Gum, aka Drobbles 
Blowing Gum.  Lots of people are going on about finding an anagram 
in the name of the gum.  I don't have any strong theory on what the 
significance of the gum actually is, only that it probably *is* 
significant.  Actually, I think I'll look up what effects the gum 
has...I think they were the ones that made the giant bubbles that 
wouldn't pop or something (correct me if I'm wrong).  I'd like to 
know where they're getting this gum in the first place!  Maybe Great 
Uncle Algie's sending it, and maybe he's put some kind of plant 
extract in it that's making them stay insane.  Or maybe Alice knows 
that Gran is giving Neville some gum that's tainted, maybe it makes 
him clumsy/forgetful.  I really think we can figure this out if we 
try.

James Redmont