Neville's family

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 87635

> Mandy here:
> The only thought that just popped into my head was perhaps Neville 
> was adopted?  Perhaps his parents did not want to bring a magical 
> child into the freighting WW at that time and adopted a muggle 
baby.  
> However unbeknownst to Frank and Alice, Dumbledore switched babies 
> substituting a magical one in its place to fulfill his grand master 
> plan.  The Grandparents knew this and worked to bring out his 
magical 
> ability. Perhaps his pure blood status comes from another family?
> 
> Far fetched, I know, and needs a lot more thinking about.  I'm most 
> likely completely wrong.  But when I read that passage again it 
> really was the first thing that came to mind.

Mandy again:
I'm replying to my own post here. ;-) 
If Neville though of himself as 'Muggle for ages' it implies he would 
have known if he was adopted, if he truly was, and I don't remember 
him ever alluding to that in any of the 5 books.