Character Summary: Neville Longbottom

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No: HPFGUIDX 11169

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., karob_7 at y... wrote:
> QUESTIONS:
> 
> Why is he so forgetful?  
Some people just don't ahve a knack for remembering things but I 
doubt that is the only reason.  It probably has something to do with 
what happened to his parents.  Not that he had a memory charm or 
anything (I think this is highly unlikely) but more that it was so 
traumatic to him that he pushe it out of his mind and it became hard 
for him to remember things.  Don't laugh I've heard of this 
happenning.

> Why is he so terrified of Snape?
Snape is a scary guy if you are an easily intimidated person.  When I 
was younger all people who were tall, had dark hair and acted like 
Snape scared me silly.  Combine that with the fact that Snape is the 
same type of person who caused what happenned to Neville's parents.  
He most likely fits parts of a mental image Neville has been making 
since he was a little kid about the person who caused all this to 
happen to his parents.  This would make Snape very scary to Neville 
even if he wasn't a naturally timid child.
 
> Why doesn't anyone seem to know about his parents?
Harry doesn't know about Neville's parents because he never asked why 
he lived with his grandparents.  Probably none of the other students 
ever asked and Neville didn't want to tell anyone.  I assume all of 
the teachers know Neville's family situation but don't tell the other 
students or feel that they should talk to Neville about it.

> Will he be Professor of Herbology at Hogwarts when he graduates?
If he is a professor of anything it would have to be Herbology, 
wouldn't it?

> Does he have any really close friends?  
He doesn't seem to.  Hermione is very nice to him and the other boys 
seem to be nice to him but he doesn't appear to have any close 
friends.
 
> Is he a second Peter Pettigrew? Will he betray Harry?  Or will he 
be 
> loyal?  Will he make it through the series alive?
There are comparisons to Peter Pettigrew but I think Neville will 
stay loyal.  He has already shown Gryffindor courage and will 
probably show more.  I think he will also make it htrough the series 
alive and become something really great.
--Brigid