Gum Wrappers???

[Tara]

No: HPFGUIDX 103049

AntaresCheryl at a... wrote:
Does anyone have any ideas as to the signifigance of the gum wrappers that Alice Longbottom keeps on giving Neville? 

Valky:
Tho I am not keen on the poisoning theory Fran, you make an excellent point when you say "Where are the Bubbles?" Hell Yeah ? Where are they ?

Fran:
The absence of the bubbles, imho, indicates that the gum has been tampered with. Someone posted recently that Gran was possibly keeping Neville from living up to his full potential by lowering his self confidence. It would be very painful for her to lose another family member. Could she possibly be the one responsible for keeping Frank and Alice from reovering in an attempt to keep them alive?

Another theory that has been brought up is that there is a message in all the gum wrappers....


Tara: 
When is gum just gum?  Maybe Alice is just trying to give Neville
a treat, but because she's not all there anymore, it's not a
traditional kind of treat.  Neville values it anyway because it's from
his mum.  JKR's site is covered with gum wrappers, so it's probably
just something that she likes (gum).

As for the other theories about Neville and his abilities, I think
that now that his dad's wand is broken, he will be able to choose a
wand (or the wand will choose him, of course) that really works well
for him.  That could be the turning point for more of his skills to
really come out.  He's already shown himself to be a true Gryffindor
in terms of courage, it's just these other obstacles that have been
holding him back.  He even seemed to do well on his Potions O.W.L.
when Snape wasn't around.  I don't think he's really the doofus many
people (in the books) think he is.  He just lacks confidence like you
say, although I don't know that his Gran is running him down on
purpose to hold him back.  Anyway, I believe Neville is going to
surprise us all when he blooms.

Tara