This was pretty much what I assumed too. But then I was confused about how exactly they partied, then.

And your dream.. Hahahaaha! I am claiming this as my greatest ever achievement.

Edit: Jo's greatest ever achievement.. I didn't write the books. ( )

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What is Jo's greatest ever achievement? The mandrakes?

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The ability to cause people to dream about Mandrake Parties.

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“It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high."

ohh ok yes, that is quite an achievement! I've actually lost count of how many Harry Potter-related dreams I've had

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Haha, me too, including several where I was helping Harry, Ron, and Hermione fight Voldemort in Hogwarts (this was before DH, by the way...)...

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Im gonna make a new topic for Harry Potter dreams in the Great Hall, so we can get back to mandrakes

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Wit Beyond Measure Is Man's Greatest Treasure

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Maybe in the wild, mandrakes can move through the dirt and cozy up (is this how we get baby mandrakes?), so when potted, perhaps their attempts to get in one another's pots results in a lot of tipped over pots and exposed adolescent mandrakes. They can't move anymore, as there is probably not enough dirt for them to move...I picture it like a fish out of water, flopping around, but not getting anywhere. This is not only obnoxious to clean up, but also dangerous due to their screams, so I can see why Sprout would keep an eye out for the signs.

No idea about the parties, though.

Everybody google image search the Chinese Fleeceflower - it's the real-life Muggle version of a Mandrake!

The simple things in life..

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“It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high."

And these roots are apparently shaped in molds. See here for a brief message-board discussion.

It's pretty neat that it can happen, but how disappointing if it's true.

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Can you provide the source for that?


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If.. if they really are just shaped that way by humans.. I'm going to need to go into a period of mourning.

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“It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high."