Neville's prospects (was Re: Hermione's Knowledge of the Longbottoms)

[Haggridd]

No: HPFGUIDX 26800

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., magpie1112 at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., b.jebenstreit at b... wrote:

> I think that it will be *Neville* who will end up as the DADA 
> teacher.  It's always been my feeling that Neville will show his 
true 
> Gryffindor colors by the end of these books.  If he didn't have 
> bravery, daring and nerve he would have ended up in Hufflepuff 
(which 
> isn't a bad place to be - it's my own house and I'm proud of it - 
but 
> loyalty and hard work, rather than bravery, are 'puffers strongest 
> traits).  And it strikes me that Neville would be the type of person 
> that would want to help others overcome their weakenesses - as he 
> overcame his.  So he'd probably stay on at Hogwarts as a teacher.
> 
> 
> > > One more thing on Neville - it has been postulated before (and I 
> > > do agree with this) that Neville's bad memory is akin to Bertha 
> > > Jorkins - ie. he was traumatised in some way by what happened to 
> > > his parents and had a memory charm put on him.  I am wondering 
if 
> > > his near-squibness is also related to this.  
.
> 
> So anyway, I'd love to hear other views on Neville.  
> 
> 
> - Denise (who just wants to see what Neville can do once he starts 
to 
> believe in himself)

I agree that it would be most interesting to see Neville blossom and 
take a significant part in the events to come.  I have thought about 
evidence from canon that this might be so:

1.  He was, after all, Sorted into Gryffindor.
2.  He comes of excellent stock.  His parents were Aurors, and were 
not killed by Death Eaters, and withstood torture to the point of 
insanity.
3.  He was able to stand up even to his friends.  I agree with 
Dumbledore that this is a special kind of courage.

All the rest seems to me just wishful thinking and speculation.

I do think you have two phenomena intertwined with Neville.  The 
trauma of his memory of his parents is in itself enough for him to 
repress his memory and his ability, even without positing a memory 
charm.

Does anybody else have any canonical evidence, any red flags, 
pertaining to Neville his epiphany and any possible significant role 
for him?  

Haggridd