Great Uncle Algie

[jtdogberry]

No: HPFGUIDX 73465


Alright, alright, I admit, some of my previous theories were a little 
far fetched even for me. But I still want to know why the Longbottoms 
and why Frank first and not his wife? Until then, I will stand by 
what I have said before that it was Alice who knew something not 
Frank.

Now on to
BENT UNCLE ALGIE!

Yes, it had to be said.
This bring me on to the flint. In GOF it mentions Augustus Rookwood 
yet in OOTP it is Algeron. Algie is a short form of Algeron 
(think "The Importance of Being Ernest" by Oscar Wilde).
However, 
Neville has seen his Uncle a few times including the memorable time 
when he was eight and so can conclude that he is not the same as 
Rookwood who has been in Azkaban. I have to add at this point that 
Neville made no mention of recognition of Rookwood in the Department 
of Mysteries and so it could be a flint.

Moving on.

We now have Trevor and the plant. 
Listening to "Little Shop of Horrors" when writing this is
probably 
not a good idea, it makes me think of the end when the plant is in 
fact trying to take over the world by being placed in every home 
(sorry to anyone who I have spoiled the ending of LSOH too). Anyway, 
we now have a Houdini amphibian and a very rare plant in Harry 
dormitory.


 Looking at Trevor, I think we can rule out Neville's mother 
possessing the toad since she almost has some of her senses, 
especially after Gran says, "Not again" but it still could be
Frank, 
after all we never see him in the hospital. It could be Uncle Algie 
himself, the idea of possession by others other then Voldermort has 
not been bought up yet. Being able to see Hogwarts through the
toad's 
eye and report back is scary, it could be for good or bad but still, 
a scary thought
I certainly think that Trevor is not an Animagus.

As for that plant, sound dodgy but then again Neville did say he was 
going to show it to Prof Sprout so it could be o.k. The fact this 
plant has odd defensive properties interests me. After all, it is 
defence and not attack unlike the devil snare we saw (BTW, I think 
Neville was too distracted to notice it in the hospital).  But as for 
what it means, I'm not to sure yet, I am thinking about it but
need a 
bit of inspiration. But the fact remains, why give Neville a plant as 
rare as that? There is nothing significant about his birthday this 
time, he is not of age, he has not done his OWLs yet and the only 
other time Great Uncle Algie is mentioned is at the beginning of the 
first book giving Neville a toad. It seems a little significant that 
he gets a rare plant so on his birthday which is very near the time 
the Voldermort has been reborn.

Add this to the pushing-off-a-pier-and-out-of-a-high-window and add 
that we are not told who the eavesdropper on Trelawney and Dumbledore 
was that day of the first prophecy, and we have someone who seems to 
be a death eater who knew that the person to defeat the Dark Lord was 
born in July and is not over looking the fact that it may not have 
been Harry and is trying to get rid of the "spare". Being a
family 
member meant that he not only knew about Frank and Alice escaping 
three times, but that their son was born in July and is in a good 
position to do something about it.
 
Unless there is a strange twist to the tail which is quite probable 
knowing JKR. 

Anyway, that is quite enough rambling from me for now.
Dogberry