Neville and AK (Was: Re: How's Harry going to learn the curses?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 87210

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Janet Anderson" 
<norek_archives2 at h...> wrote:
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> Here's a fun game:
> 
> If the Ministry of Magic, as it did during the first Voldemort 
War, waived 
> the illegality of the Unforgivable Curses, who would use them and 
who 
> wouldn't?

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> And this is not even getting into which of the youngsters in 
Dumbledore's 
> Army would or wouldn't a) be able to or b) would use one of the 
curses ... 
> (although I suspect Neville is a pretty safe bet for "would not 
under any 
> circumstances").

I think Neville would be one of the first in the DA to use the 
Unforgiveables, especially if he had the chance to inflict some 
serious damage on the DEs who tortured his parents: Bellatrix, the 
Lestrange brothers and Barty Crouch. IMHO, I think that Neville does 
have some kind of memory of his parents' torture (I am still 
undecided about whether or not he has been memory charmed into 
forgetting), and I think that he has an as yet unseen powerful,  
wounded, angry side that will be revealed now that he can get his 
own wand (his dad's having been lost in the MoM battle). I believe 
Neville is a lot more powerful than we know, and that the prophecy 
could just as easily be about him. Harry, OTOH, was confronted with 
Belltrix (who killed Sirius), and could not muster the strength or 
the desire to kill her with AK, but I think that Neville, especially 
now that his friends know about his folks, will be able to muster 
the strength to kill with AK, perhaps saving Harry's life. 
Meri who will mourn poor Neville if he bites it.