Neville's Parents and Memory (WAS Who will Die)

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 30734

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., ktchong73 at y... wrote:
> 
> I also have my own hypothesis about Neville's forgetfulness.  
> Neville's grandmother brought him to visit his parents at the 
mental 
> hospital.  Every visit must have been a painful experience for 
> Neville, so Neville's grandmother, being overprotecting and wanting 
> to relieve her grandson from the pain, cast a memory charm on 
Neville 
> after every hospital visit.  That'd explain why Neville had memory 
> problem, why he was so forgetful and dim-witted, and why Neville 
> hadn't mentioned his parents to Hermione or any friend (because he 
> didn't remember his parents or visiting them.)  

Hmmm.  I don't know.  Dumbledore tells us that Neville's parents do 
not recognize him.  If Neville is having his memory repeatedly wiped 
clean, and if his relatives know that this will damage his memory, 
then why would they even bother taking him to see his parents at 
all?  Neville isn't getting anything out of these visits, and his 
parents aren't getting anything out of them, either.

Cindy