Troll's leg umbrella stand

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 111784

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman"
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> Recent discussion of Tonks' clumsiness reminded me of the BIG DEAL 
> that Galadriel Waters made of the troll's leg umbrella stand at 12 
> Grimmauld Place (which Tonks tripped over) in her New Clues to HP 5 
> book.  ....  WHAT could be  significant about Tonks stumbling over a 
> severed troll's leg umbrella stand?  WHY did GW go nuts about this 
> thing being mentioned a couple of times in the OotP chapter on GP?
> 
> Have y'all discussed this to death?  ...
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan, 

Asian_lovr2:

I hate to be the voice of bordom here, but I think the troll-leg
umbrella stand exists solely so Tonks can trip over it and thereby
allow us to be abruptly introduced to the Portrait of Sirius's Mother.
JKR simply needed an event that caused Mrs. Black to start screaming.

That said, I don't discount the possibility that the Troll-leg stand
could re-appear in some minor way, like Lucius Malfoy breaks into 12
Grimmauld Place trips over the stand and thereby alerts the Order to
his presents. But I seriously doubt that the Troll Stand has any far
reaching significants, and agree, other than a minor plot devices,
it's just a take-off on an elephant leg stand.

Just a thought.

Steve/asian_lovr2