Neville's Evil Gran?! (was: Mimbulus Mimbletonia)

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 77373

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "James Redmont" 
<jamesredmont at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, yellows at a... wrote:
>  
> > 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?  ;)
> > 
> > Brief Chronicles
> 
> Me:
> 
> I just read through the whole hospital part, and when they get in 
> the queue to find out where Mr. Weasley's room is, (p. 486 U.S. 
> version)...well let me quote:
> 
> A very old, stooped wizard with a hearing trumpet had shuffled to 
> the front of the queue now.
> "I'm here to see Broderick Bode!" he wheezed.
> "Ward forty-nine, but I'm afraid you're wasting your time," said 
the 
> witch dismissively.  "He's completely addled, you know, still 
thinks 
> he's a teapot....Next!"
> 
> Could this be Great Uncle Algie, delivering the devil's snare??
> 
> James Redmont

Wow.  I hadn't see this coming at all!  I was very suspicious of the 
gum wrappers though. 

So you think that perhaps Gran and Great Uncle Algie are keeping 
Neville's parents insane! 
Are they working of LV?
But why? I can't think of a good enough reason. 
Help me out please.
 
Could it be perhaps Gran and Great Uncle Algie are just trying to 
keep Neville out of the fight, keep him safe?
Mandy