Neville's Bravery

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No: HPFGUIDX 44671


> 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
> 

Woohoo!  Go Calypso!  I totally agree with you!  Neville is so 
underestimated.  He has shown both loyalty and bravery in each book.  
If I remember correctly, in CoS (haven't read it in a while), he's 
one of the few people who still talks to Harry when everyone else 
thinks he's the heir.  Besides, you are correect, other than the 
trio, who in Gryffindor has shown ANY type of bravery?  Loyalty, yes, 
but bravery?  I dont' understand why everyone is so hung up on 
Neville being a wimp.  He's NOT!  He's never complained about his lot 
in life, and never griped about the fact that his parents don't know 
him.  He's taken it all and kept going, like the brave person he is, 
and THAT'S WHY HE'S IN GRYFFINDOR!