Another potions expert?

[tepmurt9981]

No: HPFGUIDX 59075

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jaimee" <jmeec316 at a...> wrote:
> Ersatz Harry wrote:
> 
> > > Just out of curiosity, who do you suppose is keeping Lupin 
> supplied
> > > with his werewolf prevention potion these days?  Snape doesn't 
> seem
> > > like he'd be that willing to do do without a specific request from
> > > Dumbledore, and we hear from Lupin that the potion is a difficult 
> > one
> > > to make.  Does that mean that some other potions expert will 
> emerge
> > > somewhere outside Hogwarts?
> > > 
> > > Ersatz Harry
> 
> Gina replied:
> 
> > Hmmm.  While it would be rather interesting to see a bit of 
> > Potions "competition" as it were, I've just thought that Lupin has 
> to 
> > do without.  He doesn't seem to have a lot of money.  So even if he 
> > did know someone else who could do it, he probably couldn't afford 
> > it.  Unless there is a wizarding national health system aside from 
> > institutionalization at St. Mungo's...
> > 
> > Gina
> 
> Jaimee suggests:
> 
> What about Arabella Figg? I mean...her house does smell like cabbage. 
> And this smell is associated with potions! And she was one of 
> the "Old Crowd" and quite possibly friendly with Lupin...
> 
> Just a thought :)
> 
> Jaimee

tepmurt replies:

I had thought that the cabbage smell was polyjuice potion.  This is not to say 
that Arabella couldn't be supplying Lupin w/ wolfsbane potion, however there 
is still the aspect of cost.  If wolfsbane is so expensive then how could she 
afford to keep purchasing the required ingredients?  Also, why has Harry 
never noticed Lupin, or _someone_ unusual, going and coming from this old 
lady's house?  He does say that she lives alone, and I would imagine frequent 
visits from an unknown visitor being noticed (especially w/ nosey Aunt 
Petunia).

tepmurt