[HPforGrownups] Neville's Bravery (WAS The Profs and Which Houses...)

[Calypso8604 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 44666

In a message dated 9/29/2002 7:23:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
psychomaverick at hotmail.com writes:


> Neville Longbottom.
> 
> He doesn't seem to share any of Gryffindor's traits.  He avoids 
> conflict, he sweet, and he's not particularly brave.
> 
> If your theory were true, and the Sorting Hat decided what House a 
> student should go into is based entirely on his or her current 
> personality and emotions . . .  well, Neville wouldn't be in 
> Gryffindor, I'm sure.
> 

That's not entirely true. Neville has in fact shown more of his own brand of 
bravery than many of the others in the house (and let's face it, hardly 
anyone besides the Trio gets a chance to show bravery).  

In SS/PS, I believe, Neville took on both Crabbe and Goyle at the Quidditch 
game when Ron started fighting with Draco. Also in SS/PS Neville stood up to 
the Trio when they started to sneak out of the common room. Before Hogwarts 
he had to deal with all of his Uncle Algie's little 'tests' to see if he was 
magic (getting pushed off a pier, hanging out the window, etc.). He's lived 
with the knowledge of what his parents went through to get in their current 
state for 14/15 years-- even Harry thought that having one's parents alive 
and practically vegetables was worse than dead parents. 

I think poor Neville gets underestimated-- he may not be as *blantantly* 
brave as Harry, Ron, and Hermione but he is brave all the same.


Calypso


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