OoP: What was wrong with Sirius theory

[mlle_bienvenu]

No: HPFGUIDX 65802


Mlle Bienvenu: Someone (I'm sorry, I don't remember who) did a very 
interesting (and enlightening) breakdown of the name Mimbulus 
Mimbletonia on the Psychic Serpent Group.  This is what they came up 
with:

>mim (greek) to copy or to imitate
>ble (latin bulus) to cause or result in
>tonia female varient of Tony - worthy of praise
>OR more likely
>ton (indo-european tonus) thundering
>ia (greek) an abnormal state or diseased

>mimbletonia = to imitate resulting in an abnormal 
>state of thundering(foolish courage)

They then mentioned that everyone who was sprayed by stinksap 
experienced excessive foolhardy behavior and also was mezmerized by 
The Veil...(Hermione and Ron, who were not sprayed since they were in 
the prefects compartment, were scared by the veil, not mesmerized. 

Anyway, I thought it was worth mentioning here, since I feel it 
explains a lot. I would love it if the original poster stepped 
forward and explained it :D

Mlle Bienvenu


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<Littlered32773 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lily_paige_delaney" 
> <lily_paige_delaney at y...> wrote:
> > I was re-reading OoP and last night noticed something I didn't 
see 
> > first time around and I don't think it is cleared up in the book 
> > (apologies if I'm wrong).
> > 
> > Ch 18 - Dumbledore's Army pg. 340
> > 
> > Harry is falling asleep whilst reading about the uses of scurvy 
> > grass, lovage and sneezwort.
> > 
> > "These plantes are moste efficacious in the inflaming of the 
> braine, 
> > and are therefore much used in Confusing and Befuddlement 
draughts 
> > where the wizarrd is desirous of producing hot headedness and 
> > recklessness."
> > 
> > Harry starts to make the connection with Sirius' behaviour and 
> state 
> > of mind but then falls asleep and I don't think it gets mentioned 
> > again.
> > 
> > My first reaction was that Kreacher must have been slipping him 
the 
> > potion and that is why Sirius was so happy at Christmas - because 
> > Kreacher wasn't there.  I still think this is true, however, who 
> > brewed the potion? - our dear potions master?? or someone else 
> > within the Order?  Also doesn't this behaviour sound a bit like 
> > Harry's throughout the book too.  
> > 
> > LPD
> 
> I am firmly behind this theory and have thought about it myself!  I 
> did wonder if Kreacher was slipping Sirius a potion.  I too 
wondered 
> who would be brewing it.  Snape came to mind, but if Kreacher was 
> brought up in a 'dark' house, it's possible he learned to brew it 
> himself (though elves are not allowed to do magic, it seems they 
can 
> if they really want to), or perhaps there was a store of it left 
over 
> from Sirius's mother's time that he hid away and used.   I was 
> surprised that this didn't turn up in a later chapter.  It seems 
like 
> something really big to put in the books, not to take it anywhere.  
> Perhaps it will show up in book 6, and we'll find out that Kreacher 
> did use it after all.
> It does sound like Harry's behavior through the book and I've 
thought 
> and thought about how he could be getting it.  I wondered if 
Umbridge 
> hadn't found a way to slip it to him, but the mechanics of that 
hurt 
> my head.  I suppose she could have slipped into the Dursley's and 
> added it to something (like juice) and that's how Harry got it 
before 
> going to Hogwarts.  I don't think we'd notice a difference in the 
> Dursley's if they got it too.  At Hogwarts, it would be far easier 
to 
> slip something into his food, via a house elf, though how Dobby 
would 
> not find out about it would be tricky.  I guess Winky could be 
doing 
> it.  I doubt she harbors much love for Harry, and could hide it 
from 
> Dobby.