Neville's Wand

[A.J.]

No: HPFGUIDX 109783

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "charme" <dontask2much at y...> 
wrote:

> "Mimulus is used as a type remedy for people who tend to be 
nervous, timid
> That plant of Neville's is growing with him
> and his abilities, or influencing him in some way, IMO......

Yes, that was a description much like the Bach Flowers that someone 
posted on another board when wondering what powers the plant had.  
Certainly it seems linked to Neville's growing boldness.  His plant 
must be significant, possibly later-- a) note the repetition 
(emphasis?) of its name in the new Gryffindor password; b) somebody 
on this or another board once noted that the four who made it the 
farthest/sanest in the MOM fight were the ones who had been sprayed 
with Stinksap; c) Galadriel Waters says, "are you SURE you like 
Neville's plant?"  d) Someone pointed out that Mimulus is from 
Assyria-- how did Algie get that?  TT?  Is Algie good?  

It seems JKR planted the mimulus here among the other many things 
that made OOTP long so that there would be significance in the 
future.  What will come next?


A.J.

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