Frank Longbottom's Wife
Kirstini
kirst_inn at yahoo.co.uk
Mon Jul 7 19:17:54 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 68107
Ruth:> I have looked over GoF and OotP, and can't find anywhere
where Neville's mother's name is given. Who is she, I wonder? Why
is her first name never given? JKR has never slacked on names, so,
I'm leaning toward the omission as being deliberate.>
Here you go:
OoP Bloomsbury (Ch 23, "Christmas on the Closed Ward"), p454:
***
'They were Aurors, you know, and very well respected in the
wizarding community,' Mrs Longbottom went on. 'Highly gifted, the
pair of them. I - yes, Alice dear, what is it?'
Neville's mother had come edging down the ward in her nightdress.
***
Alice Longbottom, Auror. She doesn't get a name or a career in GoF,
although hubby does.
Kirstini
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