Neville/Neville/DogLady/WeasleyIsOurKing/WizardingFiction/Anagram

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 158135

Eggplant wrote in
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/157896>:

<< When Luna first met Neville and asked who he was Neville responded
"I'm nobody". That's just sad. >>

I still always read that statement from Neville as courageously and
self-assertively rude. He recognizes Luna as a weirdo (he may already
know about her strange ways and the other Ravenclaws picking on her)
and does not want to associate with her, so he witholds his name from
her. 

Marion Ros wrote in
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/157927>:

<< If, *if*, there ever would be a 'final confrontation' between Snape
and Neville, Neville-poo would be mincemeat. (snip) smooth, suave
duellist) >>

A 'confrontation' doesn't have to be a duel. E.g. when Dumbledore
found Harry immersed in the Mirror of Erised and warned him not to get
addicted to it, that was a confrontation (DD confronting Harry).

Nikkalmati wrote in
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/157930>:

<< I like the idea that the Dog Lady is an Animagus transformation
gone bad. If we can't see her face, how can we know who she looks
like? Maybe she is one of the missing - thought dead people. >>

As Abergoat pointed out, St. Mungo's 'knows' that Dog Lady's name is
Agnes and that her son visits her, unless there is some deliberate
hoax (the 'son' isn't really her son, or he really is her son but
visits using an appearance and name different from his real appearance
and name). Surely they would check with her son about her name, age,
and allergies. So her name would be recognized as that of one of the
missing persons unless there was a deliberate hoax to keep her in
hospital with a false name, or her missing-person name was a false name.

Robin wrote in
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/157982>:

<< I wonder if the "Weasley is our king", no matter how great, is
really necessary to the plot? >>

There is a theory that it's part of the alchemical symbolism. That Ron
and Hermione play the roles of Sulphur and Quicksilver (allegedly
called 'the quarrelling couple'), who marry, die, dissolve together,
and come back to life crowned as Solar King and Lunar Queen.

Betsy Hp wrote in
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/158043>:

<< As per JKR there is no fiction in the Wizarding World. >>

I don't think she out-and-out stated that there's no fiction in the
wizarding world. She certainly impliedd it, but OTOH the October 2005
Wizard of the Month was a Barbara Cartland clone: "Fifi LaFolle,
author of the "Enchanted Encounters" series". Which sounds like
fiction to me. Also they have theatre, as at least one play is
mentioned in canon: QTTA quotes from 'Helas, J'ai Tranfigure Mes Pieds'.

Mike Crudele wrote in
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/158079>:

<< You can get "Riddle" out but that leaves the letters "gnawl" and
dang if I can make anything intelligent out of those. Anybody else try
"Grindelwald" for an anagram? >>

Maybe it needs to include his first name. If we wanted the anagram to
be 'gnawed and riddled soul'. we would need the extra letters: E D A N
D D S O U. Can we force a name from them?