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

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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.
> 
Janet Anderson responded:

> Whereas I think he'd be the last -- even after Harry. I agree that 
he has 
> the power to do so and the intellect to learn how (and also that 
he has a 
> serious block somewhere, either a Memory Charm or the "lack of 
confidence" 
> McGonagall suggested).
> 
> But Neville not only has courage and principles (which in 
themselves would 
> prevent him from sinking so low), but he probably does on some 
level 
> remember what happened to his parents, and if he didn't he has 
them right in 
> front of his nose on a regular basis when he visits St. Mungo's.  
Very few 
> people in the Wizarding World have a better understanding of why 
those 
> curses are Unforgivable than Neville does.



Neville is a well of untapped magical abilities.  I think in the 
next two books, he is going to be hit with a barrage of information 
regarding his family.  I would not be surprised, as others have 
posted, if his dear old Gran and Uncle Algie were DE.  I think Gran 
somehow is continuing the curese on his parents during their 
visits.  I also think Uncle Algie may have suspected Neville to be 
the one in the prophecy, which is why he dropped him off the 
balcony.  If he could kill the one in the prophecy, wouldn't VE be 
so proud!  Neville is in Griffyndor, even though in books 1-3 at 
least he would have made an excellent Hufflepuffian.  As for his use 
of Unforgiveables, I know he will be tempted, perhaps even 
succombing on one occassion.  However, if he does, I think his guilt 
would be so overwhelming that he would never do it again.  Neville 
will find a way to defeat LV and DEs, and a powerful way it will be.

Julie