Neville

[oz_widgeon]

No: HPFGUIDX 31819

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "irbohlen" <irbohlen at e...> wrote:

> 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


Yes, yes, and yes again on Neville!  (except on the part about him 
being older than Harry et al-I think they're the same age-I have no 
proof, it's just a feeling!)  I have speculated from the begining (at 
least from the first time I read GoF) that Neville us under some type 
of memory charm.  I'm certain JK showed us the effects of a memory 
charm 'for a reason' (underlined and italicized!) not just to toss in 
some extra wizarding world magic.  I think it was to help draw 
parallels between the people we know were under memory charms and 
Neville (forgetfulness, problems with magic, etc). I too believe that 
Neville WILL be key to Voldy's downfall-he knows something I'm just 
sure of it.  SURE OF IT!  

Slon-standing with Ivis wearing her 'Neville Rocks' and 'Neville's 
worth 12 of Malfoy' badges and cheering quite loudly