SILK GOWNS Theory

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No: HPFGUIDX 79249

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "entropymail" 
<entropymail at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laylalast" <liliana at w...> 
wrote:
> > A lot of interesting posts have been made about the incapacity of 
the 
> > Longbottoms and the significance of the gum wrappers. <snip snip 
snip>
> 
> Well, here's mine:
> 
> I've been thinking about the whole Droobles mystery, and I must 
admit
> that it's driven absolutely mad.  That aside, these are my thoughts:
> 
> The particular ward that Neville's parents are on may somehow be
> controlled by either LV or Fudge.  If we look at the people that we
> know of who are in that ward (which, we find out from the nurse that
> it is pretty high security, although deadly plants seem to make 
their
> way in fairly easily)we see that what they all have in common is 
that
> they all have or may have some kind of dangerous information.
> Lockhart, of course, is the only adult who has seen the Chamber of
> Secrets opened. Neville's parents: unknown, but were Order members 
so
> they may have gotten some interesting info before they 
were "addled".
> The last  (what's the name?? Bode?), who was killed by his gift of
> Devil's Snare, was able to get to the Dept. of Mysteries and make 
his
> way all the way through to the prophecy.  
> 
> Anyway, I think Nevilles' mother may be giving him some sort of clue
> about the ward itself with the wrappers; that is, that the doctors 
(or
> someone) are purposely keeping them in their foggy state.  
> 
> So, then, the wrappers. Maybe the wrappers are not all bubblegum
> wrappers. Perhaps she has given him other types of candy wrappers as
> well. In that case, they are a clue to "candy". That is, maybe she's
> saying that "fudge" is responsible (is this too much of a stretch?).
> Or, Droobles does start with the letters Dr., so maybe it's a clue 
to
> the doctor's name, which we'll see in Book 6.  Is this lame?
> 
> Entropy, who always likes to look for the very worst in everyone.

Most posters to this message board seem to agree about the bubble gum 
and/or wrappers containing something that is keeping the Longbottoms 
in their addled state.  Its also been brought up by me as well as 
others that Neville will be the one to figure this out and cure 
them.  So, how will this play out?  I think Neville will get into a 
conversation with HRH, questions will be asked, and the group, with 
Hermione in the lead, figure it out.  Remember at the hospital, gran 
knew all about Hermione since she had helped Neville on many 
occasions.  Anyone else?
Fran