Droobles/Wizard Sweets (Was:Re: Odds and Ends)

[pennygbrooks]

No: HPFGUIDX 83525

Annemehr <annemehr at y...> wrote:
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> Though the thought that Wizard sweets in general, or Drooble's 
> gum in particular, may have some significance in the coming 
> struggle feels likely enough, I don't think that's the true 
> point of this scene.  I think the real reason is to show that 
> Alice does indeed recognize and *love* her son. Besides, either 
> she's improved some since GoF, when Dumbledore tells Harry that 
> Neville's parents don't recognize him, or Dumbledore was mistaken. >>


Back to me again...I think you are right, Annemehr, in that it is a 
nice scene for Neville, and develops his character a bit for us.  I 
still can't help thinking that the wrapper means something.

In my mind's eye, I can see a Willy Wonka-like candy factory run by 
DE's (only less cheery and more halloweenish), with house elfs like 
oompa-loompas running around making the candy.  Eh?  It's a thought.

If I wanted to give rise to some ridiculous speculation...since we 
don't know Tom Riddle's mother's maiden name, perhaps it's DROOBLE!  
And LV is the heir to the Droobles empire of candy products, but 
since he's bent on wizard-world domination at the moment, he's not 
focused on that part of his life right now.

Bwa-ha-haaaa!  Ok, even I don't buy into that.  (Although, if this 
does prove itself to be true, I'll be strutting around telling 
everyone that I knew it all along!)

Penny Bee Drooble