Gum Wrappers

frugalarugala frugalarugala at yahoo.com
Sun Sep 12 15:59:19 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 112776

> Leah:  
> As Tonks says, there they are all over the website and there are 
> so many references to rubbish in the books, that I incline to the
> view that they have some significance.  And while I agree with 
> Naama about the emotional context of the St Mungo's scene, I'm 
> not sure this would be diluted by the gum wrappers having a hidden
> meaning. <snip> DD tells Harry in GOF that Alice and Frank don't 
> recognise Neville, so it's not an attempt to reach her son per se, 
> but she knows there is something, certainly about Neville, and 
> perhaps about the wrappers, that she should be remembering. 


Frugalarugala:
Okay, if socks mean freedom, and cabbages something like security or 
santuary, gum wrappers mean... what? Appreciation? Emotional 
connection? Sincere thanks? 






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