Neville, esp. parents

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 11338

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> Karin wrote:
> > Why doesn't anyone seem to know about his parents?
> 
> I wonder whether Hermione knows.  She's read up on the history of 
V's 
> rise and fall and it may well have been in there.  Score another 2 
> points for her sensitivity if so, for reaching out to Neville and 
> keeping his loss to herself.
> 
I wondered about that as well.  The Longbottoms seem to have been 
rather in the forefront of the fight, so she may well have read about 
it.  If so, though, I wonder why she wouldn't have brought it up at 
some point.  I know she wouldn't want to mention it since Neville 
hasn't, wanting to respect his feelings, but in his defense at some 
point I'd think she might mention it.  
I also wonder if he's shared anything with Ginny.  Ginny seems to be 
the only one Hermione told about Krum, so she must trust her to keep 
her confidence.  Neville trusted Ginny with his feelings enough to ask 
her to the Yule Ball, so maybe he has also confided in her about other 
things.  They're both 'off-screen' pretty much - they may spend more 
time together than we know.  In fact, if I can't have Harry for Ginny, 
my second choice would be Ginny/Neville.  Maybe she could bring him 
out of his shell.  But don't worry Cap'n Jim, I'm still primarily H/G!

Kimberly