Troll's leg umbrella stand

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 111789

SSSusan:
>>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?

Is **this** what GW was going off about? Severed troll's leg umbrella
stand = *SEVER*ed troll's leg *U*mbrella *S*tand = SEVERUS. Is there
supposed to be some clue about Severus Snape in the troll's leg US?<<


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.
 

SSSusan again:
Bummer.  I was *so* hoping a creative type like Steve would take this 
idea and run with it!  I wanted some really significant little theory 
to come out of this (not the least of which because it would involve 
Snape if my understanding of what Waters is pointing to is right).  

Oh, well.  With these comments, the comments of others who also have 
no idea about any connection, and Leah's very interesting remarks 
about the possible parallel between *elephant* leg umbrella stands 
and the troll leg one [that'd be just like JKR to insert that bit of 
social commentary, wouldn't it?], I guess I'm ready to say that 
Waters must've been over-reacting to this "clue."

Shucks.

Siriusly Snapey Susan