Prof. McGonagall's biscuits

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 92530

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cyberflower27" 
<cyberflower27 at y...> wrote:


> Does anyone have any theory on what the significance of the 
biscuits 
> are or what they may be? I'm pretty sure they're not chocolate...

Geoff:
No, they're Ginger Newts.

"Then she said , 'Have a biscuit, Potter.'
'Have - what?'
'Have a biscuit', she repeated impatiently, indicating a tartan tin 
lying on top of top of one of the piles of papers on her desk. 'And 
sit down.'
........
He sank into a chair opposite her and helped himself to a Ginger 
Newt....'"

(OOTP "Professor Umbridge" p.223 UK edition)

I think the Scots are more into shortbread and ginger biscuits than 
chocolate......