The Longbottoms revisited

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 55232

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Gregory Lynn" 
<gregorylynn at a...> wrote:


> My half formed theory begins with the notion that Neville has been 
memory charmed which someone mentioned has been mentioned before. 
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> 
> They go to Frank Longbottom, who has a young son.  They make 
Neville the Secret Keeper and immediately put a memory charm on him 
to make him not only forget the secret but the very fact that he's 
keeping one.  They know that memory charms can be broken however so 
if/when they need to get at the secret they can break it out of 
Neville's head.
> 
> I like a few things about this theory.  It makes Neville less of an 
idiot for one, and I think Neville deserves better than that.  It 
furthers the parallel with Peter Pettigrew.  It gives Neville a real 
reason to be in Gryffindor even if he doesn't know it yet.


Now me:

I like a lot of things about this theory too. It's logical for a 
start--which of course, in the WW makes it unlikely to be true.
However, I do have a HUGE problem with it. 
Speaking as a parent--Any parent who would agree to put their child--
BABY in that much outright danger is either an idiot or downright 
EVIL. 
That action on the part of "the good guys" in my humble opinion would 
in one fell swoop out-do any of the wickedness we have seen to date 
performed by the Death Eaters. The very idea leaves a foul taste in 
my mouth. Would you do that to your son in the hope that the DE's 
wouldn't draw the line at your baby? 

Melpomene