[HPforGrownups] Neville's tortured Parents...

[Olwyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 38943

Heidi wrote >>Are you trying to say that Barty really didn't do it? That neville, as a toddler, somehow managed wandless magic of the strength needed for Crucio? Then what was (the presumed) Mrs Lestrange going on about?<<

My take on what was meant (nice theory btw Finwitch) was that Neville had a tantrum, did something magical completely by accident to the people holding his parents and then as a direct result of that his parents were subjected to additional torture or the torture happened just after.  

So in his head, which couldn't understand what was happening at the time, magic=people he cares about getting hurt and he would therefore shy away from it, even if he does it without realising.

Olly


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