Thoughts on Neville

[jrober4211]

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "boyblue_mn" <boyblue_mn at y...> wrote:
> If you read Book 4, you find out some very important stuff
> about Neville that helps explain why he is the way he is. 
> 
> Neville doesn't in any way lack wizarding power, he comes
> from a family of powerful and respected wizards. Neville's 
> only problem is that he lack self-confidence, actually, it
> more like he is frightened easily, and when you read
> book 4, you will see why he has every reason to be 
> frightened.

> I really like Neville, and I think the story is setting us
> up to gradually see Neville for who he is in his heart. I
> think (or hope) before the end of the last book, we will 
> see great things from Neville. 
> 

My thoughts on Neville, and this occured to me while reading GoF, is 
that he is a victim of a memory charm. Remember Crouch Sr. and his 
behaviour when he broke through Voldemort's memory charm and made his 
way to Hogwart's to try and warn Dumbledore? Also, Bertha Jorkin's 
absent mindedness was blamed on the memory charm that Crouch Sr. 
placed on her when she discovered that he was harboring his 
supposedly dead son. Another example of memory damage done by a 
memory charm is the muggle charging admission to the camp field at 
the quidditch world cup. Its just a thought, but if Neville witnessed 
what Voldemort did to his parents,it would make sense for his overly 
protective grandmother to place a memory charm on her grandson.

JRoberson