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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
[[File:Neville_Longbottom_holding_his_cactus_plant.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Neville Longbottom]] holding a Mimbulus mimbletonia in [[1995]].]]
 
[[File:Neville_Longbottom_holding_his_cactus_plant.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Neville Longbottom]] holding a Mimbulus mimbletonia in [[1995]].]]
It is most notable for its pulsating and squirming nature and its unique defence mechanism. When the Mimbulus Mimbletonia is prodded, [[Stinksap]] is squirted out from the boils on the surface of the plant. Stinksap is a non-poisonous liquid and is described as dark green and smelling like "rancid manure"<ref>''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' (page 182)</ref> [[Neville Longbottom]] demonstrates its defence mechanism for [[Harry Potter]] on the [[Hogwarts Express]], covering the compartment and the people in it with [[Stinksap]]. Later on we discover that further on in the plant's development, it makes "odd crooning noises when touched." It can also be used as an antidote for nervousness, shyness, and timidity, all of which are traits Neville has.
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It is most notable for its pulsating and squirming nature and its unique defence mechanism. When the Mimbulus Mimbletonia is prodded, [[Stinksap]] is squirted out from the boils on the surface of the plant. Stinksap is a non-poisonous liquid and is described as dark green and smelling like "rancid manure"<ref>''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'': chapter 10</ref> [[Neville Longbottom]] demonstrates its defence mechanism for [[Harry Potter]] on the [[Hogwarts Express]], covering the compartment and the people in it with [[Stinksap]]. Later on we discover that further on in the plant's development, it makes "odd crooning noises when touched." It can also be used as an antidote for nervousness, shyness, and timidity, all of which are traits Neville has.
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
''Mimbulus Mimbletonia'' was used as the password for the [[Gryffindor]]'s [[Gryffindor Tower|common room]] at the start of the [[1995–1996 school year]], which Neville was happy about because for once he would be able to remember the password.
 
''Mimbulus Mimbletonia'' was used as the password for the [[Gryffindor]]'s [[Gryffindor Tower|common room]] at the start of the [[1995–1996 school year]], which Neville was happy about because for once he would be able to remember the password.

Revision as of 16:45, 28 September 2010

"A small grey cactus in a pot, except that it was covered with what looked like boils rather than spines."
— Description[src]

The Mimbulus Mimbletonia is a very rare plant. The origin of this plant is surmised to be in Assyria.

Description

Neville Longbottom holding his cactus plant

Neville Longbottom holding a Mimbulus mimbletonia in 1995.

It is most notable for its pulsating and squirming nature and its unique defence mechanism. When the Mimbulus Mimbletonia is prodded, Stinksap is squirted out from the boils on the surface of the plant. Stinksap is a non-poisonous liquid and is described as dark green and smelling like "rancid manure"[1] Neville Longbottom demonstrates its defence mechanism for Harry Potter on the Hogwarts Express, covering the compartment and the people in it with Stinksap. Later on we discover that further on in the plant's development, it makes "odd crooning noises when touched." It can also be used as an antidote for nervousness, shyness, and timidity, all of which are traits Neville has.

History

Mimbulus Mimbletonia was used as the password for the Gryffindor's common room at the start of the 1995–1996 school year, which Neville was happy about because for once he would be able to remember the password.

The plant is also mentioned by Hermione Granger in 1997 when retorting to Ron Weasley that she doubts that he "would find a woman who sulked for half an hour because Madam Rosmerta didn't laugh at their joke about the hag, the healer and the Mimbulus Mimbletonia", after his comment about women being easily upset.

Appearances

Notes and References

  1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: chapter 10
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