Neville and his parents (was: Any Lucius theories?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 44395

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <lupinesque at y...> wrote:

> I lean against.  One of the few things that has been established 
> about Neville's character is that he has a strong sense of 
> integrity.  I think he'll do fine if tempted by Voldemort, whether 
by 
> a promise to restore his parents to normality or anything else.  
> Time, of course, will tell . . . <glances impatiently at calendar>
> 
> I must point out that it is only in the imagination of Steven 
Kloves 
> bring back his parents (and there's no indication that Harry's 
> that Voldemort tempts *anyone* with the return of his parents.  
JKR, 
> thank goodness, wrote nothing so trite.  Voldemort urges Harry to 
> join him, but all he offers him is to spare his own life, not to 
> tempted even to buy his life with the Stone).
> 
> Constantly vigilant in guarding the wall between Canon and the 
CTMNBN,
> 
> Amy Z

One thing to remember is that Neville and Harry differ in that 
Neville's parents are still alive. It's probably worse for Neville 
to be able to visit his parents at the hospital and not have them 
recognize him that to simply have parents who are deceased. For him, 
it's something that he has to deal with constantly and revisit. 
Harry, on the other hand, while he has suffered a great deal as an 
orphan, can accept that fact and move on.

By the way, this is my first post here, and a few quick words to 
introduce myself: I'm Kevin, from MIT in Cambridge. I'm a regular 
poster at other boards including AI Dreamworks SKG, jwfan.net, and 
HP Cinescape.