Another potions expert?

[Jaimee]

No: HPFGUIDX 59016

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