DD at the Dursleys: Better Manner to Accept.

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Tonks_op said:
>> The Dursleys could have just taken the drinks and held them.
One does have to wonder, what is the significance of all of this
alcohol?  There must be something to it, I can't think that JKR
would give alcohol to her own children or suggest that a teacher or
headmaster of a boarding school give alcohol to the students.  I
mean if this scene were just about manners and hospitality, wouldn't
he have just made a pot of tea? Could be herbal tea if they didn't
want to have caffeine at midnight. Or even a spot of butterbeer,
which doesn't seem to be alcoholic. Just seems a bit odd here.
Maybe JKR just wasn't' thinking it all out in the detail that we
do.  Still I do wonder
 <<

Montavilla:
Now you're making me wonder.  There is SO much alcohol in HBP
compared to the other books.  Slughorn's party, oak mead, wine...

Is it to emphasis the "potions" aspect of the book?

I'm wondering if it has some alchemical significance.  Perhaps
this is the distillation part of the process?

Montavilla