JKR's priorities and how they affect interpretation (small SHIP section in t

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No: HPFGUIDX 31987

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce <pennylin at s...> wrote:
> 
> > Anyway, moving on.  Forster divides characters into "flat" & 
> "round."  He notes that a novel that is to be at all complex 
> requires some of both  types.  He claims that the test of a round 
> character is that a round  character is "capable of surprising in a 
> convincing way.  If it never  surprises, it is flat.  If it 
surprises but 
> unconvincingly, it is a flat 
> > pretending to be a round."
> > 
> > So, who's flat & who's round in the Potterverse?  

Neville is round-flat. In SS/PS, Neville was almost part of the 
group. He showed considerable bravery, such as, taking on Crabbe and 
Goyle single-handledly, trying to stop Ron, Harry and Hermione. He 
had a great deal of potential, imho. In CoS and PoA: he fell flat, 
playing Hogwarts version of the village idiot. In GoF, Neville is 
still a little flat, though asking Hermione AND Ginny to the Yule 
Ball was gutsy.

Milz