emotional control; Neville

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 38924

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:

> 
> I wasn't just thinking of acting in a fit of temper. I was thinking 
of 
> letting anger take one to extremes. But if we are going to talk 
> about emotional control generally, we will have to add in all the 
> times Hermione has panicked or burst into tears, won't we?<g>
> 
> Pippin

Ah... Snape isn't always in control his emotions either. It still 
stayed as a fearfool look and grasping his arm when Crouch-as-Moody 
saw his mark. He *also* acts on impulse and in anger (mostly yelling, 
though), but going out in an attempt to *kill* Lupin? Accuse Sirius 
of *murder* and bring him to Dementor's Kiss or Death? PoA was *very* 
impulsive Snape. He doesn't fear to express his anger, does he? Or 
his suspicions?

Remus Lupin *does* almost control his emotions - except during full 
moon, but that's not his fault.

And Harry - he *does* keep his emotions mostly to himself - sometimes 
resulting in a leak of magic (particularly witheld fear/anger). 
However- Depression&Fear - Boggarts/Dementors: He's in control - he 
does his Patronus/riddiculus with *ease* in GoF. He even sees that 
his *supposed* Dementor is *acting oddly* and conciously concludes 
it's a boggart. Clearly in control of fear and anger.

Dumbledore -- kind, benevolent -- but when he's *angry* you know it. 
It's scary. Yet -- he just bursts a door and *stuns* Crouch Jr. Then 
it's *gone*. Oh this is *control* in emotion and magic. The master. 
Then again, he *is* the Supreme Mugwump...

Neville- Emotional control? Oh yes - leading to leaking magic all the 
time. When faced with the *worst* he turns pale, is in shock - but 
recovers quickly. *Does* he really lack control in magic? Maybe he 
just *wants* to do it on himself to find out how it feels before 
doing it on someone or something else? Find out consequences first? 
Being very careful? He strongly disapproves on potions (Memory Potion-
theory) - so he protests by melting his cauldron...

I think Neville's very *ethical* person. Seeing someone/something get 
hurt deeply offends his conscience...

Broomstick-incident: He doesn't like the fact that someone killed a 
tree to make that broomstick. He doesn't like wands for the same 
reason. (And you can't get Dragon Heart-strings without killing the 
Dragon, can you? - and Unicorns don't *like* someone snapping their 
tail-hair -- I'm not sure what Phoenixes feel)

Stopping Harry&Co. : Yes - now here he's making a compromise: He 
wants to prevent his friends from getting *killed* or *hurt* and 
breaking rules and bring Gryffindor very low in points.

Besides-- Neville's control on magic *is* getting better. He's doing 
the thing he's supposed to - but aims preferably himself (as he did 
in McGonagall's class) - or the teacher who's telling them to do it 
in the first place. (to give a lesson to the teacher!)

I think Neville is stepping onto that trap-step on *purpose* - to say 
it shouldn't be there.

He doesn't see anything wrong with Herbology - but the things they 
use in potions-- powdering living beetles? For what? A potion which 
effects could be done otherwise with *less* harm with a wand. Of 
*course* his magic melts the Cauldron (so that he, at least, won't be 
*doing* the potion). He's learning all right...
No detention made him paler than one where he had to *hurt frogs*. We 
never hear any details -- wonder how many *accidents* happened...

Neville is the one who chooses to nobly suffer -- Harry chooses to 
raise arms against the trouble. Just that Neville isn't confident 
about his choice because it isn't *Working*. All that suffering and 
nothing happens - of course he joins SPEW with Hermione!

Neville is the *good*, the *saintlike* person in the series. He fears 
Snape -- because Snape can make him do bad things - and Gran does, 
too... Neville may also have known for a long time that Snape was a 
DE... Heard from his parents and with Memory Potion, he remembers? He 
fears people who *hurt*, but more, he fears that he's *hurting 
someone else*.

-- Finwitch