[HPforGrownups] Re: Neville Longbottom and the Prophecy

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 68536

 
Dorothy -
 
Yes, it was Lilly's love/sacrifice that saved him. We don't know (I 
don't think) if Neville's mother was still sane at the time of the 
attack on the Potters. My impression is that she was probably not, 
since the attack on Harry caused Voldemort's downfall I think that 
most of the atrocities we read about to the previous OoP (and 
others) happened before this date.
 
She might not have been present for, or capable of, the same type of 
sacrifice if Lord Voldemort had chosen Harry. 
 

Me -

The Longbottoms were tortured *after* Voldemort's downfall. So it is
perfectly possible that if Voldemort had chosen differently te Potters would
be in St Mungos, the Longbottoms would be dead and Neville would be the Boy
who Lived. Although in his case at least I imagine he wouldn't have been
brought up by muggles since he seems to have quite a large family.

K