Frank Longbottom's Wife

[Ignacio]

No: HPFGUIDX 68599

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kelly L." <kethlenda at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scaryfairymary" <
> scaryfairymary at h...> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tcyhunt" <tcyhunt at e...> 
wrote:
> > > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "captc2002" 
<captc2002 at y...> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > 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.  
> > > > 
> > > > Ruth
> 
> Actually, I believe her name is given as Alice, when Harry is 
looking at the old 
> photograph of the order of the Phoenix.
> 
> Kelly L.

I concur. For some reason the name Alice sounds "right." I remember 
that Neville's grandma refered to an "Alice"...