OOP: Mimbulus Mimbletonia

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No: HPFGUIDX 64358

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "flutterbyhex" 
<flutterbyhex at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "stardreams04" 
> <queenofthecampus at h...> wrote:
> > I don't think anyone has yet brought this up in a post: what was 
> the 
> > deal with Neville's Mimbleplant?
> 
> Here's a really wild theory, do with it what you will, it's good 
for 
> a laugh. The plant is Dumbledore. Bear with me. We have animagi, 
> people who turn into animals or bugs; we have metamorphmagi who 
> remain people but can change their appearance; how about a 
hortomagi; 
> people that can turn into plants!
> 
> Dumbledore says Harry will never know how closely he is watched. 
> Well, I remember a line from PoA when the kids are in the Great 
Hall 
> speculating on how Sirius got into Gryffindor Tower and one the 
kids 
> says he turned himself into a flutterby bush. Well if you start 
> looking at the plant references in the story: Harry hides behind a 
> hydrandea bush while listening to the news, etc. Just got me 
> speculating...

Now that's funny... but I am afraid I can't really imagine Dumbledore 
spewing Stinksap around... I would think he would choose a more 
respectable plant, a tree for example.  

The plant would definitely have to have some role... like in Gof the 
fact Neville had the plant book.  OOP says it has incredible powers 
and it is very rare.  I wonder who gave it to Neville?  Maybe 
Dumbledore, knowing the plant will have to mature and they will need 
its powers to make some powerful potion in book 6 or 7?  Maybe he 
knows Nevill will take good care of it?

Marta