Clue on timing of Felix felicis potion

[Tim]

No: HPFGUIDX 139994

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Auria" <rytal at y...> wrote:
> Something unexplained in HBP I think may be significant - see what 
> you think.
> In the chapter 'Sectum sempra', Harry reads in his potions book
that 
> Felix felicis takes 6 months to make.  However Horace Slughorn was 
> persuaded to join Hogwarts during July, just before Harry's
birthday 
> celeb at The Burrow, and Slughorn first presented the Felix felicis 
> potion to Harry's class near to the start of term (probably around 
> Sept/Oct I would guess) - it was definetely before Slughorn's 
> Christmas party anyway.   So that means the Felix felicis potion 
> could not have been made by Slughorn within this time, as it is
less 
> than a 6 month period.
> 
> This leads to a couple of possible conclusions:
> 1.  Maybe the Felix felicis was already being brewed by someone
else 
> at Hogwarts for another purpose.  Perhaps (and this is pure guess
on 
> my part) it was Dumbledore, who may have been using it during his 
> hunt for the horcruxes?
> 
> 2. The potion could have been prepared by Snape.  Again guess work, 
> but he could have started brewing for either his own use or again 
> someone else's, exactly who and why depending if you believe the
ESE 
> or ESG theories on Snape.
> 
> Whatever the reason, I feel this inconsistency in timing for
brewing 
> the potion could be a deliberate clue by JK Rowling.  Something 
> seemingly insignificant, and just 'dropped' into the text, but
turns 
> out to mean a lot.
> 
> anyone have any comments? 
> Auria


 Sluggy stated he was moving every week for the past year. But If I
remember correctly he 
said something about sneaking the grand piano in past the neighbors
being difficult. If he 
was sneaking a piano in, perhaps a cauldron or two is easy.

Tim