[HPforGrownups] Trevor

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 168182

From: colwilrin <colwilrin at yahoo.com>
>In the first 4 books JKR mentions Trevor, Neville's toad, almost to a 
>point of annoyance.  Sometimes it was so frequent that I 
>noted "what's the deal with Trevor...animagus?...something else".  
>Now, in the first book where Trevor fails to come jumping through the 
>pages...we have Umbridge who is described time and again as "toad-
>like, croaking, etc..."  Could there be a connection?  I haven't 
>finished 5 yet...and I don't remember if he appears by the end, but 
>in other books he was mentioned fairly early on.

Bart:
I would assume that the WW would be able to tell the difference between a male toad and a female toad. I looked up the lifespan of toads, and found that they generally live up to 10 years (although seldom live anywhere NEAR that long in the wild). I must admit that it's strange that JKR dropped references to him, but my best guess is that, somewhere along the way, he croaked. 

Bart