Hagrid in Knockturn Alley

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 111952

> When Hagrid was acting suspiciously in Knockturn
> alley he said Flesh-
> eating slugs were ruining the school cabbages.

bamf:
"I hadn't seen a reply to this, so forgive me if
someone has replied.

The 'flesh' part could also refer to part of a plant.
'Fleshy leaves' is a commonly used to describe leaves
that hold a lot of water.  (More so plants like Jade
or Aloe.)  But I can also see the term applied if the
slugs just eat the 'fleshy' part of the plant - the
part between the veination, not the flesh of humans."


DuffyPoo:
See, now I thought the Flesh-Eating was part of the purpose of the 'repellant'.  Eats the flesh off the slugs!  I never put it together as Flesh-Eating Slugs.  

I just thought, this is in the book and in the movie.  In fact, Hagrid mentions Flesh Eating Slug Repellant twice in the movie.  Wonder if that's a clue? ;-)

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