Neville, the sorting hat, and N.I.N.E

[jtdogberry]

No: HPFGUIDX 43925

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Susan Miller" <smiller at d...> wrote:
>  Dogberry wondered:
> 
> > Er, I'm not sure why Neville would be under the imperious curse, 
> > maybe I missed that conversation when I was away, I havn't caught 
> up 
> > yet, but could someone explain that one to me.
>
 > ~ Constance Vigilance wrote
> That came about because I posted (on the OT-chatter board) a rumor 
> that was started by someone who claims to work at Scholastic and 
has 
> already read a version of the next book. He claims that when Fake!
> Moody put Neville under the Imperious curse during class, that the 
> curse was never lifted, and that Neville is now available to be 
made 
> to do evil things. 
> 
> I'd better quit now, or this message will get nuked by the list-
elves.
> 
Dogberry
Sorry if this is in the wrong place, I wasn't sure where to put it.

Hmm, I'm not convienced. The same things could be explained by 
Neville being under a memory charm/ unwilling to do magic. The person 
states that strange things will happen but I suspect that Neville is 
under the imperious curse is a theory to explain it.
I'm still of the opion that he reconised "Moody" and it and put his 
hand up in a way of warning "I know who you are but I can't prove 
it", Moody then reminds him what will happen if he tells, Neville was 
clearly terrified of him after the lesson and tried to get the others 
to help him, that wouldn't happen if he was under the imperious 
curse. Neville being a coward stays quiet.
 He has had the whole summer to consider what his cowardice has done 
and that will cause the change.

Which brings me back to the sorting hat, it could also be that the 
hat may have some sight into the future and can see a turning point 
in their lives where it is nessercary, and the outcome of this point 
decides where they go.
This could explain the conversation Harry had with the sorting hat. 
The hat was tempting Harry, seeing if Volides influence was stronger 
then his own personality. Since Harry would have to prove his courage 
later on that year, the hat wouldn't take as long with him as it did 
with Neville.
However, this doesn't explain Seamus, or does it?

TTFN 
Dogberry