Neville

[irbohlen]

No: HPFGUIDX 31814

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "mongo62aa" <william.truderung at s...> wrote:
> TWO: 'Squibs' are also born to magical families. Argus Filch is one, 
> and Nevill Longbottom is almost one. 
<snip--this is not the point of William's post, I'm just taking off from here...>


I've seen several references on this list to Neville's weakness in magic, 
implications that he's almost a squib, and questions about his assignment to 
Gryffindor.

On the contrary, I think that Neville will yet prove to be quite a powerful 
wizard--or powerful enough. It seems to me that his "forgetfulness" [what a 
horrible irony] is the result either of the trauma of knowing what happened to 
his parents, or the result of memory charms put on him by his relatives in an 
attempt to help him get over it.  Neville's parents were tortured "after 
Voldemort's downfall" so N. would have been a bit older than Harry was 
when his parents were killed--thus Neville might have more intense memories 
than Harry did [until Harry became aware of what happened to his parents].

I believe that Neville will have a large role in the upcoming war against Lord 
V.  Somehow, he will have a talent that helps defeat evil. And I would really, 
really like to see his parents cured and restored...

Ivis the elderly, cheering Neville on from the sidelines