Names of St Mungo's wards/SILK GOWNS clue ?

a_reader2003 carolynwhite2 at aol.com
Sat Oct 4 20:11:07 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 82277

We are told that Arthur Weasley is on the 1st floor of St Mungo's 
(Creature-induced Injuries), in the `Dangerous Dai Llewellyn' Ward 
for serious bites. The name of this ward makes sense, as QA tells us 
that Dangerous Dai was a Quidditch player who was killed by the bite 
of a chimaera while on holiday in Greece. It's appropriate for 
someone who has got bitten by a large snake.

However, on the 4th floor, reserved for Spell Damage patients, we 
find that the Longbottoms, Lockhart, Bode and Agnes are all in 
the `Janus Thickey' ward. Why has this ward been named after Janus 
Thickey ? FB tells that Janus was a wizard who left a note that he 
had been attacked by a lethifold in 1973, when in fact he was 
discovered 5 years later living with the landlady of the Green Dragon 
a few miles away... 

FB explains it is hard to find out how many people have been 
smothered and eaten by lethifolds (which are dangerous cloak-type 
creatures), as they usually smother the sleeping and digest people 
whole, leaving no trace (!!). Apparently only the Patronus charm 
works on them, if you get a chance to use it, which you mostly 
don't.. However, because of these traits, they have been known to be 
used as excuses by wizards who want to disappear, leaving just a 
last, scribbled desperate note..

Is this another clue to what is going on in this ward, given all the 
Droobles Gum Wrapper theories that abound ?? Why else would it be 
named after this wizard ? It is noticeable that these are the only 
two wards named specifically so far, so it can't be an accidental 
reference.






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