Red Flags, Red Herrings (and a Neville tangent)

[Elizabeth C]

No: HPFGUIDX 19346

Great pickups everyone who's posted ideas on this topic! I apologize for not 
quoting anyone in this post, but I only just picked my point (which I will 
get to) up while I was re-reading PS/SS tonight and I've deleted all the old 
emails.

Aha! We come to the point :)
This is from PS/SS Ch16:p192 'And Neville will play Quidditch of England 
before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down.' [said Ron].
After reading that, combined with all the ideas about forshadowing/red 
flags/red herrings/Hagrid and his loyalty and how it could be his downfall 
or used against him, I thought 'Hey! Maybe a) Neville *will* play Quidditch 
for England and/or b) Hagrid *will* let Dumbledore down. Not intentionally, 
I'm sure, but much as I love him, I know that he's vulnerable in a lot of 
ways - not the least of which is being half-giant.

I think that Neville becoming an international Quidditch player would be 
great! I feel so much for the little guy, I'd love to see him become one of 
Hogwarts' most famous graduates. That's assuming he doesn't die of course. 
Because, I can see him not surviving the seventh book. I think many people 
parallel him with Wormtail in the MWPP/HRHN view that can be taken. And I 
don't think Neville will ever go over to the Dark side. I think he'd do just 
the opposite - make the ultimate sacrifice for the Good side. That would be 
another good way for JKR to show us how people who may seem to be similar on 
the outside - in this case, the little, less talented, less famous, less 
everything guy in the gang - can end up going completly different ways. I 
subscribe to Barb's "Harry and Voldemort have very similar departure points, 
but their destinations are very different" idea. I really really like it and 
would like to award her 20 points :)

And lastly, I'd just like to add a big, general 'You guys are great'. I love 
this list.

Lizzy
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Quidditch is, of course, an entirely fictional sport
and nobody really plays it.
May I also take this opportunity to wish Puddlemere
United the best of luck next season.
- Albus Dumbledore, Quidditch Through the Ages
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