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

[justcarol67 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 87214

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, belijako at o... wrote:
> meriaugust wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Berit replies:
> 
> Do you really think so? My impression of Neville is that he would be 
> the last one to turn to an Unforgiveable to torture the one's that 
> tortured his parents... Being powerful is not the same as being 
> vindictive. Of the children no one else but Neville (and Harry) can 
> fully understand the implications of using an Unforgiveable against 
> another human being. I'd say Neville is vaccinated for live... :-) 
> And he is turning into someone not just powerful but incredibly brave 
> and loyal; just look at the way he was willing to take on Bella's 
> cruciatus curse on his own body to prevent Harry in handing over the 
> prophecy in the MoM fight. I'm speechless with admiration!
> 
> Berit

I agree with Berit. At the risk of great oversimplification, Neville
comes as close as any of the children to being the essence of
goodness. He has cause to be angry but he isn't. He's fair and loyal
and courageous. The unforgiveable curses, in contrast, are the essence
of evil. Neville is the last person I can think of who would use or be
tempted to use an unforgiveable curse. There are other ways to fight
evil, and he'll find them.

BTW, someone said in an earlier post that Imposter!Moody led Neville
to herbology. That's an error. Professor Sprout mentioned to "Moody"
that Neville was good in herbology. "Moody" merely took advantage of
that knowledge to lend the herbology book to Neville in hopes that he
would share the information on gillyweed with Harry. Neville did
receive a needed ego boost in the process, but that was secondary to
Imposter!Moody's intentions.

Carol