Longbottom's Torture to Insanity (Re: candy)

[Brenda M.]

No: HPFGUIDX 109847

>>> Terpnurse wrote:
We know the French resistance cells during WWII relied heavily on 
coded messages and ingenious ways of communicating those messages. 
Could the gum wrappers be analogous to some of their methods? Along 
with that too, I think other ways and means of communique will crop 
up as the war progresses. The WWN will surely come into play, and we 
know more now about how wizarding print media operates and how a well 
placed article can so dramatically turn the tide. <<<


Brenda now:

Uhoh, are you saying what I *think* you are saying?  Possibly ESE!
Dumbledore? O_o

Let me follow your logic:

So if the droobles bubble gum wrapper *did* contain coded messages or 
provide some sort of communication method, Alice Longbottom could not 
have been *absolutley* insane and without mind?  Assuming it was out 
of her own motivation to pass it along to Neville, I doubt any 
clinically-insane permanently-lost-their-mind patients will be able 
to do that, not consciously anyway.

This possibilty suggests a few implication, such as:

1) Alice is in fact slowly recovering;
2) Alice recognizes Neville as her son;
3) Alice was tortured to insanity, but now recovered, but playing 
along to keep whatever her secrets are;
4) Alice was never insane, but in order to protect herself and her 
intel she faked insanity.

Of course, one must ask, WHY on earth the Longbottoms were tortured 
to insanity in the first place.  Voldemort has disappeared a year 
prior to that, what made Bellatrix & co believe that they knew his 
whereabouts, out of everyone in the Order?  I know I am not the only 
one thinking that it was just a cover-up excuse.

If it is the case of 3) or 4) from above, I think it has Ever-So-Evil!
Dumbledore written all over the place.  Great, Kneasy will be 
pleased...

If D-Dore indeed felt the need to orchestrate this cover-up, it makes 
me wonder just whatever intel was that they had.  Must be of utmost 
importance.

I wonder, if DD did play a role in Longbottoms' supposed insanity and 
the truth comes out, how Neville will take this...  Will he feel much 
rage to actually hurt Dumbledore?  Hmm, something to think about...

Brenda