Gawky; Random Question

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From: Skimmel_98
Subject: Re: Gawky; Random Question
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Date: 2/16/00 11:13 am  (ET)

Neville is the obvious choice for me.

Working from parallels has all manner of problems but Rowling does
seem to be developing them here. Harry's father had two extremely close
friends: Sirius and Lupin. Harry has two extremely close friends: Ron
and Herminone. Harry's father had one tag along, weak ineffectual friend:
Peter Pettigrew. Harry's is Neville. Harry's father had a fellow student
who hated him and who was a Slytherin: Snape. Harry has a fellow student
who hates him and is a Slytherin: Malfoy. He who must not be named killed
Harry's father and has been trying ever since to kill Harry.

Pushing this to the limit I see a final scene this way. Harry's father
faced Voldemort alone without his friends at his side and died. Harry
won't repeat the mistake and will have Ron and Hermione with him when
the final confrontation comes. Instead of simply defeating Voldemort,
as Harry has done twice now, Harry, Ron and Herminone together will
utterly destroy him. There may be doubt about whether they have actually
done it or not and we may lose one of them at the time.

That's my guess.