Presenting: SILK GOWNS

[maneelyfh]

No: HPFGUIDX 79076

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mtwelovett" <mbush at l...> wrote:
> RSFJenny19 at a... wrote:
> <SNIP>
> > > 
> > > Suspiciously
> > > Insane
> > > Longbottoms, the
> > > Key is the
> > > 
> > > Gum
> > > Or
> > > Wrappers that
> > > Neville 
> > > Saves.
> > > 
> > > You know who you are, out there, you ran back to your other 
books 
> > to find all 
> > > previous references the Droobles (Best) Blowing Gum, noted the 
> > Lucius Malfoy 
> > > supports St. Mungo's, saw Bode's death as a sign that things 
*can* 
> > be tampered 
> > > with quite easily in St. Mungo's, and are sure there's a reason 
> > Grandma 
> > > Longbottom mentioned that Neville could paper his wall with the 
gum 
> > wrappers he has 
> > > from his mum.
> > > 
> > > SILK GOWNS potentially has a lot of canon to support it, and 
I'm 
> > going to try 
> > > to gather every bit of it and would love contributions!
> > > 
>  "maneelyfh" <maneelyfh at y...>  FRAN wrote:
> <SNIP>  
> > IMO, Lucious is behind it.  They know something that he doesn't 
want 
> > to come out possibly that he was there totruing the LOngbottoms 
but 
> > got away. I think one reason Neville is so good at Herbology is 
that 
> > he will come up with a cure for his parents.  
> 
> 
> Lucious is in Azkaban now, does that mean his "funding" will cease? 
If
> he is behind it, and isn't around to continue it, then maybe
> (hopefully) we will see some improvement in the Longbottoms.
> (especially if his funding specifics are "secret" Narcissa may know 
he
> gives them money, but may not know why. How will she handle his
> affairs while he is in Azkaban?) I agree with Fran that I think
> Neville may be instrumental in either finding a cure for his parents
> or maybe recognizing or identifying a plant/ingredient that may be
> having some effect on their present state either positively or
> negatively. (residue on the gum wrappers maybe that he discovers by
> accident? He spills something else on it that would turn it another
> color perhaps, but it doesn't turn one that is "normal" or something
> and that makes him curious enough to investigate since he knows his
> mom had given him the one that turned... just a thought) Kind of 
like
> the negative drug interactions you get with some medicines. I had
> thought that Neville was possibly going to be the one to end up as 
the
> teacher at Hogwarts, but now I think he could go in for a healer. 
> Thoughts? 
> 
> Mtwelovett

I have another thought on Lucious's envolvement in keeping the 
Longbottoms in their addled state.  Lucious was repsonsible for Bode 
being in the Insane Ward, and I would sumise Bode's death.  I think 
it as a nice touch that he included the Hippogriff calender with the 
Devil's Snare! :o)  I wonder if the Hippogriff calender is a clue to 
something since their has been one around since POA.
Fran