Mimbulus Mimbletonia (was Neville's wand)

[hermionegallo]

No: HPFGUIDX 79187

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mlle_bienvenu" 
<mlle_bienvenu at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hermionegallo" 
> <hermionegallo at y...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Richard responded with several ideas why the old man could not be 
> > Neville's uncle.
> > 
> > I add that I believe it's Pettigrew.  The hand wouldn't be able 
to 
> > transfigure into flesh, hence the hearing trumpet.
> > 
> > "hg"
> 
> Mlle: I'm a little confused on how the hearing trumpet would hide 
his 
> hand. I would think it would make his hand more visible if he's 
> holding a hearing trumpet. Am I missing something?

Mlle
What I meant was that since his hand is silver, not flesh, the silver 
would have to transfigure into something not flesh.  He could have 
been wearing robes that extended the length of his arm, disguising 
the fact that there was no hand holding the trumpet.
hg