Generational Parallels

[A Featheringstonehaugh]

No: HPFGUIDX 78646



Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:28:08 -0000
From: "Donna" 
Subject: Generation Parallels

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My thought is this...

Don't you think there is a nice balance to JKR's story. I mean we 
have the current trio; Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Then there is the 
trio of the past; James, Remus, and Sirius. Draco is Harry's 
nemisis, Snape was James. There is Wormtail, the bumbler, and 
Nevile, his modern counterpart. 


I agree that JKR carries draws generational parallels, but I don't see Neville as the Wormtail counterpart.  Wormtail is a hanger-on; he strikes me as a somewhat smarmy "yes man" who basks in the reflected popularity of James & Co.  Neville, however, genuinely likes Harry, Ron & Hermione and they genuinely like him.  He doesn't tag along in order to make himself look "good" but out of real friendhip and loyalty.
AF

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