Neville's Memory

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 41285

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> wrote:

> Whether it was a memory charm or whatever, I'm sure if he saw 
anything at
> all it would've been horrific for a toddler.  Even if he "only" saw 
his
> parents being taken by force by DE's it would've been traumatic.  A 
memory
> charm may not have been the first thing to do to help the child, 
but if his
> grandmother was left with him in her care, already hurt by the loss 
(even
> though not a death, it's still a loss) of her own child, may have 
been
> desperate.  If she's trying to care for a toddler who is screaming 
with
> nightmares night after night, I'd try just about anything too.  Not 
only for
> her own sanity, but for the health and happiness of her 
grandchild.  Whether
> it was a memory charm that has a bad effect or some other charm we 
don't
> know about yet that could've "backfired" or left side effects, I 
think that
> is the explanation for Neville's bad memory.
> Richelle

Yes, well... If he saw it and if he had a charm on him... Really, I 
think he's more absent-minded than having a bad memory. Very much 
like Harry was after returning with Cedric's body. Neville does 
remember that, considering his participation in fake-Moody's class: 
He did mention the torture curse, quietly and reluctantly. I think it 
was obvious he remembered his parents then. He also does well in 
herbology, which requires him to remember about plants etc.

"forgetting" some thing behind-- well, it's not a memory loss, 
really. Constantly getting stuck into that trap-stair isn't either. 
It's just that his mind is some place else, or that he can't 
concentrate. He has loss in focus, not memory and not magic. He 
simply reacts to stress that way.

-- Finwitch