Assyria and Wizardly Geography

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No: HPFGUIDX 99141

Rowen  wrote:
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Alright, in recently rereading OotP and again pondering the
significance of Mimbulus mimbletonia, I came across this quote by
Neville: " ... My great-uncle Algie got it for me in Assyria." (OotP,
US Hardback, Ch. 10, pg. 186)
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However, before I delve
into developing this theory, I'd like some feedback

Neri:
I'd like to see a research on Wizard geography. Don't miss QttA, 
FbaWtFT and the Lexicon. However, regarding this specific Assyria, I 
think it was simply meant to go well with Mimbulus mimbletonia. That 
is, a weird plant with a name that practically means something-
undecipherable-but-vaguely-latin-like should just come from a-land-
that's-not-on-the-map-but-sounds-vaguely-biblical.