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You're totally right, it was the wolves. I misremembered.

Monty was great - "Are you a sponge or a stone? Do you soak up new experiences?"

I find it impossible to reconcile Monty's character with the fact Richard Griffiths was only forty years old when he played him. Yes, forty. I'm 46 now but however old I get, Uncle Monty will forever remain the archetypal "batty older queen" in my head.

That is wild, yes - he's one of those actors that always seems about that age. He was 57 or so when the first Harry Potter was filmed.

In fact, I would like a Potter/Withnail mashup, with Harry looking confused and distraught while Withnail shouts "Have you been at the controls!!? I demand some booze!" at him.

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