Oop & PoA: Harry and Neville's "connection" and foreshadowing

[Vanessa Heggie]

No: HPFGUIDX 76077

I believe were out of the realm of spoilers now, but
Im going to use this space to say boring things about
myself etc, so feel free to skip anyway!
Ive been lurking on the list for a long time, but
since I really enjoy listening to the audiobook,
rather than reading the series, its taken me a *long*
time to finish OOP.  And yes, I do have US copies from
a friend of a friend; after the death in book 5 was
spoiled for me within 3 days of the release, I figured
I couldnt possibly wait until late September for the
UK version of the audiobook to come out.
*has pre-ordered copy*
*drums fingers*
*waits for Mr Fry to get off his backside and get on
with it.*

In the meantime, I promised myself Id catch up with
the list after Id finished OOP.  Ha ha ha!  Nearly
20,00 messages later I figured I could get away with
selective reading, so if Ive missed someone else
making exactly this point, Im sorry.  So here goes.

Wrt the new connection between Neville and Harry,
via the Prophecy, did anyone else instantly think of
the Night Bus scene in PoA?  When Harry has to come up
with a new identity, he seizes upon Nevilles name. 
This struck me as odd at the time, but perhaps less so
nowgiven JKRs love of foreshadowing  are there any
other occasions in the books where Harry identifies
with Neville?  Or where they are described in similar
ways?  Or where he envies him (I doubt it)?  I cant
think of any off hand, but I wouldnt be surprised if
they were there, somewhere

Vanessa



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