[HPforGrownups] Re: Still Life with Memory Charm

[Amanda]

No: HPFGUIDX 36926

Pippin said

> Well, *I* think Neville charmed himself, too. It gets rid of all those
> messy questions, like a) why would the good guys do something
> so damaging and b)  wouldn't the bad guys just knock off Neville
> instead, since they, unlike Lockhart,  have enough power to do
> an AK. (Lockhart, as we've seen, can't duel his way out of a
> bathtub.)

But he can't have Memory Charmed himself, because that is a specific charm,
and we're talking about a child who maybe would be able to say a couple
words, maybe two-word sentences if he's precocious. If Neville did unto
himself, it's just a suppression, albeit with a magical aspect to it. I'm
iffy about this, because Neville's behavior is to typical of people who
actually have the real Memory Charm cast on them.

--Amanda