[HPforGrownups] About Neville's parents

[Eric Oppen]

No: HPFGUIDX 84230


> 6November03
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> "moorequests" wrote:
>
>  and Neville takes it (Droobles bubble gum wrapper) and puts it in his
pocket. Is this just
> significant that Mrs. Longbottom has lost her mind, or do you think she's
trying to say something to Neville?
>
>
> nkittyhawk: yeah... I thought that was a bit... I don't know... disruptive
of the scene. Almost as if it had been inserted there *wink wink* for
reasons JKR isn't going to reveal until later...
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> Paula now:
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> After recent posts, I looked this scene up again.  Has anyone noticed that
the name of the ward for terminally ill patients is Janus Thickey?  Janus
was the Roman god who had 2 faces, positioned back to back.  Could JKR be
telling us something about the goings-on behind the scene at St Mungos?  I
strongly suspect so *wink wink*.  JKR often attaches meaning to names.
>
> Paula "Griff" Gaon

Eric pipes up:

I hadn't thought anything of the first name...lots of magical folks have
names from Classical languages, such as: Albus (Dumbledore), Mulciber (the
Death Eater), Lucius, Narcissa and Draco (Malfoy), Severus (Snape) and so
on.  However, the word "thickey" or "thickie" in British slang, at least as
I understand it, means a very stupid person..one who is "thick"---meaning
slow of mind and a few feet behind everybody else, brains-wise.

It could be Herself's sense of humor, or it could mean something.